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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 |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 3/24/1896 | Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul. |
| 12/20/1993 | India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 9/6/1947 | Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 6/23/1980 | Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I). |
| 9/29/1992 | Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1) |
| 8/10/1860 | Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra. |
| 3/16/1860 | Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia. |
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