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Historical Event on 4/2/1953

Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/5/1922Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.