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Historical Event on 8/2/1922

Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
12/1/1993Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
11/27/1935Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.