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Historical Event on 2/5/1924

Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.