Today in Indian History :- 02/04/2016

☞ Today in Indian History
☞ Events for April 2

• 2-April-1679
-Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.

• 2-April-1702
-Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.

• 2-April-1870
-Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.

• 2-April-1877
-Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.

• 2-April-1902
-Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.

• 2-April-1926
-The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.

• 2-April-1933
-Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class av

• 2-April-1942
-Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet.

• 2-April-1942
-Congress rejected the proposal of Sir StepherdCrips.

• 2-April-1948
-Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.

• 2-April-1948
-Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.

• 2-April-1953
-Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.

• 2-April-1954
-Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.

• 2-April-1970
-Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.

• 2-April-1970
-Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.

• 2-April-1980
-Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.

• 2-April-1980
-S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981

• 2-April-1987
-Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau ofIndian Standards.

• 2-April-1991
-Asom Gana Parishad splits.

• 2-April-1991
-Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.

• 2-April-1992
-Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away.

• 2-April-1993
-MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.

• 2-April-1994
-Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.

• 2-April-1994
-Ravi Naik sworn in CM.

• 2-April-1996
-Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.

• 2-April-1997
-A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.

• 2-April-1997
-Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl)became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.

• 2-April-2000
-Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.

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