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Historical Event on 2/2/1967
US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1997 | India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 6/12/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee. |
| 12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
| 6/9/1999 | The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 5/13/1996 | Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party. |
| 8/25/1981 | Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress. |
| 8/25/1981 | Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur. |
| 1/21/1924 | Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar. |
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