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Historical Event on 2/2/1967
US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1947 | There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government. |
| 9/17/1892 | Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong. |
| 4/6/1664 | Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 11/15/1992 | 37 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur. |
| 11/22/1990 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108). |
| 3/4/1858 | J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands. |
| 3/16/1999 | Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy. |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 4/13/1993 | Lalitadevi Shastri passed away. |
| 7/21/1906 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away. |
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