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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.
12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
5/31/1996J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
9/24/1777Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.