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Historical Event on 8/2/1993

CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
4/1/1998Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.