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Historical Event on 2/2/1964

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.
3/31/1997Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
12/10/1936England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI.
12/20/1994The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.
8/19/1934Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India.
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.