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Historical Event on 5/2/1922

Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
6/4/1994Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'.
12/16/1971Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
1/9/1976President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
8/13/1960Marmik' weekly magzine published.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.