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Historical Event on 9/2/1947
Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1996 | Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years. |
| 6/19/1966 | Shiv Sena was established. |
| 12/13/2000 | The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate. |
| 11/21/1998 | India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo. |
| 12/1/1991 | Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 8/3/1890 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi. |
| 12/23/1900 | Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 8/20/1909 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar. |
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