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Historical Event on 2/2/1970

Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
3/25/1958Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's), was born in Chandigarh.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
10/21/1997RBI de-regulates deposit rates, reduces CRR and Bank Rate (from 10\% to 9) and allows banks to have two sets of Prime Lending Rates.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.