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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
3/20/1991Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
2/13/1977Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.