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Historical Event on 2/2/1835

Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.



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