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Historical Event on 8/2/1877

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
1/15/1656Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.