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Historical Event on 5/2/1985

Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
1/9/1841John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
4/15/1938Madhurima. Ch, educationist and artist, was born in Begusarai, Bihar .
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
8/18/1945Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.