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Historical Event on 2/5/1986

Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
7/25/1961Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
1/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.
6/27/1917Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra.
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.