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Historical Event on 2/2/1977

Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.