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Historical Event on 10/2/1942
Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/7/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas. |
| 4/9/1965 | After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced. |
| 2/3/1921 | The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3. |
| 10/15/1676 | King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay. |
| 8/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
| 2/26/1976 | V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'. |
| 6/23/1927 | All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 8/5/1907 | Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village. |
| 9/19/1911 | Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
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