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Historical Event on 2/3/1954

More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
10/17/1995BJP withdraws support to Mayavati Government in Uttar Pradesh. UP Governor Motilal Vohra accepts the resignation of Mayawati and her cabinet but asks her to continue as caretaker government. BJP's top brass takes the final decision to break with the BSP.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
2/7/2000Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
5/29/1658Dara Shukoh was utterly defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of Samugarh near Agra.