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Historical Event on 5/2/1974

700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.
1/6/18424,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul..
1/6/1842Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.