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Historical Event on 10/2/1969

Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.