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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 |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 7/10/1997 | Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley. |
| 5/7/1950 | 81 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected. |
| 3/5/1699 | Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 11/21/1962 | India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India. |
| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 8/1/1953 | All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 1/28/1853 | Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba. |
| 4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
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