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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
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
7/31/1992Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
3/22/1993The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993.
3/29/1943Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was hanged at Berhampur Jail.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.