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Historical Event on 2/5/1922

Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
9/4/1979India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.
8/10/2000Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
11/30/1998Sonia Gandhi names Ashok Ghelot and Sheila Dixit as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Delhi respectively.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.