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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
1/29/1912Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
4/15/1938Madhurima. Ch, educationist and artist, was born in Begusarai, Bihar .
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
7/10/1991C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.