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Historical Event on 2/10/1806
Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1931 | Bengal Congress to boycott British goods. |
| 2/9/1757 | In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army. |
| 12/7/1979 | First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 1/27/1888 | Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born. |
| 12/12/1992 | The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad. |
| 9/30/1997 | Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff. |
| 8/6/2000 | Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel. |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
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