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Historical Event on 5/2/1769
Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1998 | Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 3/9/1974 | Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away. |
| 3/23/1911 | Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 8/17/1997 | I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October. |
| 5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
| 8/1/1986 | Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced. |
| 11/28/1999 | Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion. |
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