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Historical Event on 9/2/1947
Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/12/1999 | Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai. |
| 7/12/1999 | Akbar captured Ahmednagar. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
| 7/4/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
| 1/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College. |
| 3/17/1957 | New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in. |
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