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1992

Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.

#crime#law
Sep 2, 1992
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1894
Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.

Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.

#birth#literature
Sep 2, 1894
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1911

Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara.

#birth
Sep 2, 1911
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1918

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

#birth
Sep 2, 1918
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1984

Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.

#religion#general
Sep 2, 1984
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1976
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.

#literature#award
Sep 2, 1976
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1947

Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.

#general
Sep 2, 1947
1970
President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.

President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.

#general
Sep 2, 1970
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1970

Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.

#royal event#politics
Sep 2, 1970
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1998
Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.

Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.

#science
Sep 2, 1998
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1956
Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).

Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).

#transport#death
Sep 2, 1956
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1996
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.

#sports
Sep 2, 1996
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1573

Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat.

#war
Sep 2, 1573
1946

Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.

#death
Sep 2, 1946
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1960

Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.

#death
Sep 2, 1960
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1992

Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.

#death
Sep 2, 1992
1946
Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.

Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.

#politics
Sep 2, 1946
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