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Historical Event on 9/2/1918

Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
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7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
2/5/1922Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc.
5/19/1975Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune.
3/29/1943Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was hanged at Berhampur Jail.
2/6/1931Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.