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Historical Event on 10/2/1944
Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1908 | Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born. |
| 4/26/1841 | Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk. |
| 10/23/1824 | Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 10/25/1997 | 180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years. |
| 9/25/1997 | India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi. |
| 5/29/1953 | Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born. |
| 8/8/1990 | Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
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