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Historical Event on 1/2/1994
Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
| 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. |
| 3/18/1944 | Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India. |
| 2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
| 10/16/1990 | Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 12/17/2000 | The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 8/1/1966 | Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi. |
| 7/15/1904 | Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
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