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Historical Event on 5/2/1977

C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
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10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
4/10/1760Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.