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Historical Event on 4/2/1926

The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
3/17/1782Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
4/23/1959Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
12/8/1980Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.