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Historical Event on 7/2/1926

Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
2/19/1812Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma).
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.