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Historical Event on 2/2/1982

Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.