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Historical Event on 2/5/1986

Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1966Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
11/2/1971Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.