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Historical Event on 8/2/1953

Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.

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8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.
6/11/1946Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
6/11/1946Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
11/25/1997Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.