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Historical Event on 10/2/1904

Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
10/26/1937Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.