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Historical Event on 2/10/1946
Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1993 | PM arrives in Tashkent. |
| 8/18/1956 | Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay. |
| 10/1/1953 | The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life. |
| 9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 5/14/2000 | L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
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