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Historical Event on 2/3/1992

Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
10/30/1996Former PM Narasimha Rao appears before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi, as an accused in the St. Kitts forgery case.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.