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Historical Event on 8/2/1970

Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
7/29/1998The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.