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Historical Event on 1/5/1941

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.
3/7/199922 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.
3/7/1999Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.