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Historical Event on 10/2/1993

Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1990Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.