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Historical Event on 1/5/1952
John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1871 | Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born. |
| 3/25/1999 | Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore. |
| 5/2/1996 | Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983. |
| 5/27/1857 | Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
| 8/10/1855 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 1/30/1997 | Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam. |
| 7/13/1998 | The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill. |
| 2/11/1944 | Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born. |
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