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Historical Event on 9/2/1947
Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 8/9/1969 | Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 12/15/1894 | Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born. |
| 10/20/1963 | Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala. |
| 7/31/1902 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 5/1/1983 | Amravati University established. |
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