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Historical Event on 5/2/1930

Riots break out in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
1/27/1995Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.