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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 |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 11/16/1990 | Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent). |
| 8/29/1880 | Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born. |
| 10/4/1997 | Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 10/27/1928 | Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda. |
| 10/5/1990 | Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died. |
| 9/7/1887 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh. |
| 9/7/1887 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 3/1/1997 | India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara. |
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