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Historical Event on 8/2/1919

Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
3/3/1934Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.