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Historical Event on 2/5/1968
Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/23/1998 | Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour. |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 2/5/1931 | Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song. |
| 12/10/1878 | Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP. |
| 1/1/1988 | The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 6/6/1990 | GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years. |
| 3/25/1963 | Yagyawalk Bharadwaj, famous botany scientist, passed away. |
| 5/1/1923 | Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India. |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
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