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Historical Event on 2/2/1977

Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
3/12/1917Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
12/19/1978The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.