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Historical Event on 1/5/1952

John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
12/10/1998Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics.
10/13/1877Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.