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Historical Event on 5/1/1977

Janata Party was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
7/13/1990Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
6/30/1981President's rule imposed in Assam.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.