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Historical Event on 8/2/1993
CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
| 11/6/2000 | Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 11/12/1954 | Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras. |
| 7/8/1991 | L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 5/21/1966 | General Election (11th) of India ends. |
| 9/11/1913 | Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born. |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 8/8/2000 | S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
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