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Historical Event on 5/1/1995
SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/8/1893 | Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore. |
| 10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 4/12/1917 | Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
| 1/12/1953 | Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay. |
| 4/25/2000 | West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/15/1948 | Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace. |
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