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Historical Event on 5/1/1995
SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/28/1991 | K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras. |
| 10/31/1895 | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union. |
| 1/1/1967 | Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 9/25/1936 | Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India. |
| 4/3/1998 | Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"". |
| 11/29/1989 | Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 1/10/1979 | Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away. |
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