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Historical Event on 2/2/1964

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.