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Historical Event on 2/2/1982

Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.