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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
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Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
| 3/2/1913 |
Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born. |
| 3/2/1930 |
Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
| 3/2/1933 |
Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 3/2/1938 |
Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away. |
| 3/2/1949 |
Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 3/2/1952 |
Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company. |
| 3/2/1957 |
Central Warehouse Corporation established. |
| 3/2/1963 |
China reports troops have left disputed area in India. |
| 3/2/1982 |
Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna. |
| 3/2/1984 |
Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. |
| 3/2/1986 |
Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
| 3/2/1990 |
DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
| 3/2/1994 |
Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up. |
| 3/2/1994 |
President's rule in J & K extended. |
| 3/2/1996 |
Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being. |
| 3/2/1996 |
Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match. |
| 3/2/1997 |
Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit. |
| 3/2/1997 |
Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
| 3/2/2000 |
Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/2/1949 | Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 4/21/1998 | Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission. |
| 8/6/1999 | Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi. |
| 6/11/1932 | Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 7/29/1999 | Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001. |
| 4/17/1904 | Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi. |
| 11/16/1999 | Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'. |
| 12/1/1885 | Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra. |
| 4/23/1992 | Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70. |
| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
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