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Historical Event on 2/2/1970

Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
2/22/1885Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born.
7/17/1903Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
2/2/1978Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
4/20/1992U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away.