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Historical Event on 2/10/1982

K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
2/24/1922Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
2/5/1919Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
9/4/1665Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.