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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 7/2/1757 |
Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
| 7/2/1905 |
Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born. |
| 7/2/1926 |
Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 7/2/1928 |
Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away. |
| 7/2/1929 |
Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died. |
| 7/2/1938 |
Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA. |
| 7/2/1941 |
Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 7/2/1950 |
Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died. |
| 7/2/1961 |
Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex. |
| 7/2/1970 |
Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away. |
| 7/2/1972 |
Shimla Treaty' was singed between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Pakistani counterpart Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. |
| 7/2/1991 |
Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 7/2/1992 |
Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet. |
| 7/2/1993 |
Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law. |
| 7/2/1993 |
ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 7/2/1997 |
Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India. |
| 7/2/1998 |
India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi. |
| 7/2/1999 |
In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants. |
| 7/2/1999 |
Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 7/2/1999 |
Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
| 7/2/1999 |
The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area. |
| 7/2/2000 |
At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1908 | John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 10/12/1993 | National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up. |
| 11/9/1972 | Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born. |
| 11/15/1993 | IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe. |
| 2/26/1976 | V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 2/25/1999 | The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively. |
| 8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
| 5/17/1995 | Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP). |
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