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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
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
3/29/1914Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
2/25/1999The 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.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.