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Historical Event on 5/5/1929

Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1992Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
2/6/1954Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.
2/3/1760Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
6/17/1903Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.