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Historical Event on 6/2/1988

Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
4/28/1848Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
7/20/199024 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.