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Historical Event on 8/2/1885

Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".