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Historical Event on 9/2/1970

Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.