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Historical Event on 10/2/1944

Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
3/9/1996Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.