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Historical Event on 10/2/1994

Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1994Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.