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Historical Event on 5/2/1954

Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
3/16/1877Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .