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Historical Event on 2/2/1915

Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.
6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.
1/10/1996All in all, it has been a long story of nearly nine decades, with the early shaky screen images turning into a multi-pronged and multi-winged empire of its own, that has yielded about 27,000 feature films and thousands of documented short films.
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
3/16/1902A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
4/15/1947The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.