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Historical Event on 9/2/1970

Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
5/9/1997At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.