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Historical Event on 5/2/1981

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1995The crew of the seized aircraft in Bombay confess dropping of arms at Purulia.
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
11/5/1915Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
10/28/1997Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.