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Historical Event on 2/5/1992
Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1990 | Uttar Maharashtra University was established. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
| 7/17/1996 | All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh. |
| 8/25/1994 | Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52. |
| 8/25/1994 | Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 1/17/1997 | Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas. |
| 12/27/1901 | Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
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