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Historical Event on 2/5/1968

Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
12/6/1756British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
1/22/1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
10/21/1999Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.