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Historical Event on 10/2/1939

Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1944Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
3/9/1966India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
9/7/2000The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.