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Historical Event on 1/2/1932

Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
5/26/1906Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"".
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.