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Historical Event on 7/2/1999

In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
9/2/1894Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
1/8/1992D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.