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Historical Event on 9/2/1956

Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
4/26/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
3/22/1942Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians.