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Historical Event on 5/1/1947

Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
7/31/1993Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
3/11/1795Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
11/18/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
7/25/1991Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away.