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Historical Event on 9/2/1946
Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1648 | Redfort construction was completed |
| 2/25/1962 | India Congress Party wins elections. |
| 1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
| 4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
| 1/9/1918 | Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born. |
| 9/23/1863 | Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 3/21/1966 | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service. |
| 9/29/1907 | Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia' |
| 5/13/1994 | Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992. |
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