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Historical Event on 2/7/1994

C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
9/16/1973Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died.
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
5/23/1995TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.