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Historical Event on 3/2/1938

Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
9/10/1980Mangalore University established.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
2/26/1915Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
5/18/1992President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'