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Historical Event on 5/2/1908

Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/14/1995RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
2/4/1953Indo-Pak talk on Kashmir opened under Dr. Graham in Geneva.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
9/9/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.