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Historical Event on 1/2/1973

General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
4/11/1913Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at Hrishikesh 
6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
8/20/1915Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born.
11/5/1870Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.