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Historical Event on 2/5/1919

Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.