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Historical Event on 1/2/1994

Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
1/15/1784Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
12/17/1987Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
8/26/1996Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.
2/19/1922Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.