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Historical Event on 2/2/1978

Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
8/18/1956Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.
3/26/1992Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
9/6/1996CBI arrests four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders in bribery case.