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Historical Event on 10/2/1975

Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
2/14/1932Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
12/28/1996India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game.
12/20/1999Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.
3/17/1988First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.