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Historical Event on 1/5/1953
Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 9/15/1948 | The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port. |
| 8/17/1882 | Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born. |
| 7/26/1927 | Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 4/7/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India. |
| 1/1/1967 | Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots. |
| 1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
| 8/20/1997 | Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder. |
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