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Historical Event on 10/2/1971

Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.