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Historical Event on 1/2/1994

Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
3/24/1995Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.