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Historical Event on 11/2/1994
Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 5/8/1930 | Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest. |
| 5/21/1835 | Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 7/1/1992 | Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai. |
| 1/3/1922 | Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born. |
| 1/10/1980 | President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
| 10/2/1961 | Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established. |
| 5/28/1989 | Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India. |
| 12/10/1936 | England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI. |
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