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Historical Event on 02/07/1273

Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1932Mahatma Gandhi and other members of his All-India National Congress are back in jail again. After the collapse of the London conference, British authorities cracked down even harder on Gandhi and his followers, and the Mahatma urged Indians to increase their acts of civil disobedience. ""Wake up from sleep,"" Gandhi said as he ordered a boycott of British goods. ""Discard foreign cloth. Discard narcotics. Discard violence. Defy all orders calculated to crush the national spirit."" The government declared Gandhi's Congress an illegal organization. Under new laws, even peaceful picketing is illegal. The Congress party responded to the crackdown by recruiting more followers and striking more plants.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
3/15/1946Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London.
7/12/1960Ranchi University was established.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.