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Historical Event on 5/2/1954
Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 9/27/2000 | The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100. |
| 11/2/1871 | Kashinath Raghunath Mitra, famous editor of monthly magzine 'Manoranjan', was born. |
| 11/2/1871 | While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
| 7/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
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