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Historical Event on 10/2/1944

Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
9/4/1921British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
6/1/1997Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.