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Historical Event on 6/2/1988

Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
7/6/1998Salman Khursheed is appointed the new UPCC(I) chief. While Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy is the new TNCC(I) chief, Sat Mahajan has been appointed HPCC(I) president.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
1/22/1666Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.