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Historical Event on 5/2/1985
Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 5/1/1972 | All fuel coal mines were nationalised. |
| 8/27/1998 | India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide. |
| 11/8/1927 | Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan). |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 12/11/1876 | Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born. |
| 5/7/1994 | Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly. |
| 4/13/1948 | Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa. |
| 2/11/1847 | Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio. |
| 2/13/1994 | Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence. |
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