October2

Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.

Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust.

Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.

Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.

Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala .

Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.

Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras.

Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.

First Shipping Company of India started.

Indian Naval Force was established.

Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.

Community Development Programme started.

Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.

Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.

Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.

Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.

Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.

Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.

Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.

Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.

Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.

Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan, cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60's), was born in Mangalore.

Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.

Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.

At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.

Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born.

D. Arkasomayaji, educationist, was born at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

Firuz Shah Bahmani died.

Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.

Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.

Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.

Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party.

All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.

Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.

Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.

Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.