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Historical Event on 10/2/1955

Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
4/22/2000Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.
8/25/1997Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
4/30/1998Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.