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Historical Event on 2/10/1995

PM appoints Madhavrao Scindia as Human Resource Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as External Minister, Buta Singh as Civil Supplies, Ajit Singh as Food, and P. Chidambaram as Commerce Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
12/15/1999Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.