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Historical Event on 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1927Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
12/20/1999Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.