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Historical Event on 2/3/1954

More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1991Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.
12/23/1900Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.
8/27/1992The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
5/29/1957Satish Kumar Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.
11/1/1949Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.