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Historical Event on 9/2/1918

Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.