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Historical Event on 11/2/1956

Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
11/29/1926Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
10/17/1932Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.