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Historical Event on 5/1/1946

Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
2/28/1884Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.