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Historical Event on 2/3/1912

Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1977Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
6/8/1915Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.