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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1978Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
3/13/1938Hitler merged Austria in Germany.