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Historical Event on 9/2/1960

Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
4/14/1963Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.