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Historical Event on 2/2/1949

Press Trust of India' was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
6/18/1978The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.
2/1/1922Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.