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May

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1774 The first postal service office was opened in India in 1774.
1867 Praya Samaj was established in Bombay in 1867.
1921 The flag of the Indian National Congress was adopted in 1921.
1959 The Buddhist religious Dalai Lama was granted asylum in India in 1959 after his exile from Tibet.
1964 The electric tram last ran in Bombay in 1964.
2010 The law to reserve 25% seats for poor children in every private school recognized in India was enacted in 2010.
1577 Noor Jahan, the wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, was born.
1725 One of the heroines of India, Ahilyabai Holkar was born.
1931 Purn Singh, one of the distinguished essayists of India, died.
1988 India's famous politician, freedom fighter, journalist, litterateur and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dwarka Prasad Mishra died in 1988.
1942 Vinod Mehta, founder and famous journalist of Outlook was born.