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Historical Event on 2/5/1986
Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 5/8/1996 | Poll counting begins. |
| 3/4/1990 | Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM. |
| 4/7/1993 | Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand. |
| 6/10/1900 | Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born. |
| 7/19/1994 | The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent. |
| 8/25/1919 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
| 8/17/1932 | V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born. |
| 7/7/1962 | 94 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay. |
| 11/14/1964 | Nehru Commemorative coin is released. |
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