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Historical Event on 2/10/1982
K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/30/1981 | President's rule imposed in Assam. |
| 2/16/1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory. |
| 2/16/1944 | Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi. |
| 1/31/1992 | LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran, declared offender in Rajiv Gandhi murder case and ordered to surrender by a Madras court. |
| 1/1/1985 | Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum. |
| 10/20/1997 | Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days. |
| 9/4/1880 | Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 6/20/1993 | Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination. |
| 1/28/1895 | Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
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