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Historical Event on 8/2/1970

Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
2/28/1988Jaydev, famous music director, passed away.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.