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Historical Event on 3/2/1996

Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1876Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
8/1/1882Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.).
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
6/1/1964Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.