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Historical Event on 2/3/1916

Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1979Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
8/2/1877Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.