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Historical Event on 10/2/1972

Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
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10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
6/13/1731Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter.
5/23/19961995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore.
2/2/1958Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.