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Historical Event on 5/2/1953

Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.