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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
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
3/14/1997Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.