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Historical Event on 2/5/1922

Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc.

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7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
12/16/1909Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
11/25/2000Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments agree on a ""unified command'' for the STF operations against Veerappa
1/14/1905Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.