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Historical Event on 8/2/1953

Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
11/24/1941Attack on Pearl Harbour.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
11/22/1718Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.