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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
1/19/1931The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also.
2/5/1922Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc.
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
5/26/1931One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.