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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (May-01)

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May 1, 2011 :: On this day, US President Obama announced to the nation that on his orders U.S forces had killed , the most wanted terrorist in the world.

May 1, 1993 :: Died this day, Ranasinghe Premadasa was the Prime Minister of (b. 1924).

May 1, 1988 :: Born this day, Sharma is an Indian actress and model.

May 1, 1971 :: Born this day, Ajith Kumar is an Indian .

May 1, 1964 :: On this day, the first Compiler program was invented at Dartmouth University.

May 1, 1960 :: On this day, the State of , India, was bifurcated into two states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

May 1, 1960 :: The US spy plane U-2 was shot down on this day while flying a reconnaissance mission over .

May 1, 1951 :: Gordon Greenidge, the cricketer, was born this day.

May 1, 1933 :: The telephone service was started on this day.

May 1, 1925 :: The All-China Federation of was officially founded on this day.

May 1, 1919 :: , an Indian playback singer, was born this day.

May 1, 1919 :: Mohammed Karim Lamrani was the Prime Minister of three times. He was born this day.

May 1, 1909 :: Born this day, Yiannis Ristos was a , winner of the Lenin Peace Prize and 9 times nominee for the Nobel Prize. He was born this day.

May 1, 1897 :: On this day, Swami Vivekananda established the Mission at Calcutta (Now Kolkata).

May 1, 1852 :: Santiago Ramony Cajal, born this day, was a neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1934).

May 1, 1851 :: On this day, the first ever international exhibition of industrial accomplishments of all nations opened in , London, England.

May 1, 1769 :: Born this day, Arthur Wellesley was the first Duke of Wellington, English General and ; he commanded a division against of Mysore; He is also well known for his victory over Napoleon I at .
May 1, 1700 :: Born this day, John Dryden was an poet, dramatist and critic.