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Historical Event on 2/2/1978
Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/24/1857 | Calcutta University established. |
8/20/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast. |
3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
7/28/1921 | Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India. |
6/29/1997 | Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany. |
11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
5/14/1923 | Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away. |
9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
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