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Historical Event on 9/2/1970

Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
3/30/1949Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin.
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
10/21/1999Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.