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Historical Event on 2/2/1967

US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1996Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
8/16/1965Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
1/1/1999George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.