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Historical Event on 10/2/1961

Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1998Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".