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Historical Event on 2/2/1968

TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.