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Historical Event on 1/5/1890

Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.
11/7/1998The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.