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Historical Event on 2/2/1814

Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.