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Historical Event on 10/2/1994

Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
3/4/1927Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.