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Historical Event on 10/2/1961

Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
2/11/1847Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio.
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
8/17/1970The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.