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Historical Event on 10/2/1969

Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
2/12/1824Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
8/23/1995First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.