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Historical Event on 2/2/1959

Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
2/11/1913Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa).
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.