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Historical Event on 1/5/1994

Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
8/29/1926Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.