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Historical Event on 10/2/1972

Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.