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Historical Event on 9/2/1918

Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.
1/8/1884Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
12/27/1999PSCB's Prathima Kumari shattered the National clean and jerk mark twice in the women's 58-kg class on the second day of the senior national weightlifting championship in Kalyan.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
1/2/1932Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.