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Historical Event on 2/2/1814

Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.

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5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
12/16/1998The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
3/16/1945Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.