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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
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.