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Historical Event on 1/5/1988
India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1927 | Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab. |
| 11/1/1985 | Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 3/17/1967 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
| 6/10/1891 | Gandhiji called to the Bar. |
| 12/28/1925 | Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 3/3/1978 | Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started. |
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