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Historical Event on 2/2/1956
The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1995 | Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country. |
| 10/24/1995 | General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India. |
| 7/14/1963 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away. |
| 10/30/1994 | India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 1/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
| 6/5/1994 | Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72. |
| 11/12/1896 | Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born. |
| 3/9/1989 | Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
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