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Historical Event on 2/2/1917
Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case. |
| 12/4/1661 | Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi. |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
| 2/5/1986 | Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away. |
| 11/24/1999 | India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland. |
| 5/15/1817 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born. |
| 2/2/1953 | All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 12/17/1934 | Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died. |
| 7/7/1999 | M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad. |
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