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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 |
| 12/16/1999 | The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched. |
| 10/2/1986 | Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 12/23/1954 | Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 1/6/1972 | America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean. |
| 4/17/1923 | Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 6/19/1947 | Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects. |
| 6/22/1955 | Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31. |
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