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Historical Event on 5/1/1983

V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
11/7/1867Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.