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Historical Event on 4/2/1948

Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.