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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 02/08/1785 |
Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 02/08/1872 |
Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. |
| 02/08/1881 |
Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born. |
| 02/08/1897 |
Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 02/08/1907 |
Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 02/08/1912 |
Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
| 02/08/1921 |
Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated. |
| 02/08/1936 |
Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress. |
| 02/08/1936 |
Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda. |
| 02/08/1943 |
Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine. |
| 02/08/1948 |
Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'. |
| 02/08/1959 |
The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President. |
| 02/08/1967 |
Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd. |
| 02/08/1971 |
Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM. |
| 02/08/1971 |
Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died. |
| 02/08/1985 |
P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986. |
| 02/08/1986 |
Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
| 02/08/1986 |
For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport. |
| 02/08/1989 |
Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
| 02/08/1993 |
India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi. |
| 02/08/1994 |
Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 02/08/1994 |
Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 02/08/1995 |
Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength. |
| 02/08/1999 |
Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 04/11/1887 | Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born. |
| 04/01/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
| 10/06/1974 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression. |
| 05/03/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
| 02/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
| 08/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
| 08/30/1645 | Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty. |
| 01/12/1955 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 01/16/1938 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away. |
| 12/26/1986 | Consumer Rights Act was passed. |
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