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Historical Event on 5/2/1930

Riots break out in Amritsar.

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12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
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12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
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8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
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5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.