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Historical Event on 5/2/1982
Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/25/1964 | Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India. |
| 7/25/1982 | Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 5/31/1891 | Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala. |
| 3/6/1991 | Chandrasekhar resigns as PM. |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 1/25/1983 | Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 2/25/1999 | The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively. |
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