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Historical Event on 9/2/1894
Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1998 | US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 5/23/1993 | Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa. |
| 9/12/1965 | Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan. |
| 3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
| 6/10/1959 | Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar. |
| 3/15/1950 | Planning Commission Day. |
| 4/8/1991 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief. |
| 1/24/1997 | Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
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