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Historical Event on 2/5/1970

Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Temple, Saiva Siddhanta Church headquarters, San Marga Sanctuary and editorial offices of Hinduism Today were founded today at Hawaii's Garden Island.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1995Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
5/29/1957Satish Kumar Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.
8/8/2000The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.
10/19/1979T. R. Baalu was born in Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
9/29/2000Union Minister of State for Agriculture S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao quits the from Cabinet.
5/14/1923Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.