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Historical Event on 5/1/1987

The Bofors Deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
4/26/1908Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.