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Historical Event on 2/2/1965
Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 3/28/1947 | Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 12/23/1964 | India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 1/4/1972 | Pakistan proposed to talk after the war. |
| 3/26/1918 | Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore. |
| 3/26/1918 | A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed. |
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