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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
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
2/18/1992Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
7/7/1901J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
8/23/1942Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.