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Historical Event on 2/7/2000

Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
7/4/1912Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg