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2 August - India on this day27 events

1984

32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.

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1988

The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.

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1942

Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.

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1891

Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.

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1980

Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.

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1861

Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.

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1877

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.

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1880

Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.

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1885

Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.

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1922

Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.

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1922

Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.

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1977

Jaswinder "Jas" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.

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1858

British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.

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1935

The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.

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1970

Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.

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1781

Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.

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1919

Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.

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1958

Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.

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1987

Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.

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1987

Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.

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1959

Little Theatre was established.

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2000

The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.

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1763

British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.

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1953

Baldev Ramji Mirdha "Kisan Kesari", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.

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1994

Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.

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1993

CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.

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1993

Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).

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