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Historical Event on 2/5/1991

The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
12/16/1971Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.