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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
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
12/12/1721Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born.
12/12/1721Property Tax was passed.
1/22/1877Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.