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Historical Event on 8/2/1970

Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.