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Historical Event on 2/2/1835

Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1982Asian Games at Delhi concluded.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.