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Historical Event on 7/2/1961

Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
7/10/1992P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
5/18/1772Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.