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Historical Event on 11/2/1994

Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
10/13/1991Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi.
12/20/1904Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.
11/18/1925Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born.
2/16/1927Rail service started between India and Nepal.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.