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Historical Event on 5/1/1923

Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
10/5/1890Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.