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Historical Event on 10/2/1942

Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
9/29/1942The British police shot Matangini Hazra, a 72-year old woman of Tamluk town in Midnapur district, when she was leading the flag at Tamluk in August movement procession.
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
12/15/1974Property Tax was passed.