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Historical Event on 2/5/1924

Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
2/11/1993Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.
1/5/1890Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
7/31/1880Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.