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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 |
| 12/8/1857 | Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 1/9/1946 | Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away. |
| 4/15/1997 | Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI. |
| 11/8/1990 | Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80). |
| 10/1/1990 | Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court. |
| 6/6/1890 | Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born. |
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