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Historical Event on 1/2/1943

Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
8/3/1780British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
12/1/1974Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away.
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).