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Historical Event on 5/2/1953
Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/20/1992 | U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away. |
| 6/14/1998 | S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai. |
| 11/8/1999 | The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa. |
| 4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
| 1/20/1959 | Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away. |
| 4/30/1999 | Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 7/23/1996 | R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'. |
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