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Historical Event on 8/2/1942
Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 11/20/1859 | Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away. |
| 4/15/1992 | Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal. |
| 3/27/1845 | Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany. |
| 1/23/1978 | The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions. |
| 5/4/1783 | Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
| 7/25/1958 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated. |
| 3/13/1989 | The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab. |
| 7/6/1927 | Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 6/1/1930 | First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune. |
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