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Historical Event on 2/3/1929
The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/10/1978 | Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 2/12/1997 | Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 2/24/1867 | Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born. |
| 5/15/1995 | PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit. |
| 11/11/1947 | Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 6/13/1991 | Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
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