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Historical Event on 5/2/1769
Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 12/4/1796 | Bajirao became the second Peshwa. |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 9/19/1996 | India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 6/24/1885 | Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal Master, was born in the village Haryal, District Rawalpindi. |
| 3/19/1973 | Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
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