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Historical Event on 8/2/1942

Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.

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10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
7/24/1932Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
9/18/1917Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.