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Historical Event on 2/2/1835

Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
5/18/1995Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
4/6/1934Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.