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Historical Event on 2/2/2000

The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1930Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay.
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
1/18/1932Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.