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Historical Event on 5/2/1926

Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.