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Historical Event on 5/2/1907

Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
12/31/1965Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.
2/14/1996Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
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1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
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