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Historical Event on 8/2/1993
CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/21/1971 | Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh. |
| 11/20/1999 | P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government. |
| 10/22/1764 | The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro. |
| 8/5/1965 | Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service. |
| 6/18/1995 | The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 5/22/1992 | India launches its 'Agni' rocket. |
| 12/6/1946 | Homeguard Organination was established. |
| 9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 6/18/1887 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar. |
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