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Historical Event on 1/2/1964

Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
6/19/2000Babu Parmanand, former speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, sworn in as the 12th Governor of Haryana.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
7/27/1998Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.