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Historical Event on 2/2/1814

Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
8/21/1972Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.