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Historical Event on 2/2/1959

Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.