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Historical Event on 2/2/1862

Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.
1/28/1865Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.