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Historical Event on 10/2/1994

Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1992Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
3/21/1977Internal Emergency, promulgated on June 25, 1975, withdrawn by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.