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Historical Event on 2/3/1928

Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1958Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
2/20/2000Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
2/8/1994Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.