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Historical Event on 9/2/1956

Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/25/1922Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
12/17/1990N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
12/23/1959Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
1/1/1966Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away.