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Historical Event on 2/2/1917

Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1999The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.