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Historical Event on 7/2/1991

Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
2/4/1909Narayan Dattatreya Sane, two test cricket umpire 1959-60, left-hand opening batsman and fast bowler, was born at Vidarbha.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
11/30/1759Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.