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Historical Event on 2/7/1997
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1964 | Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died. |
| 5/1/1973 | All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised. |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
| 8/8/1966 | India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty. |
| 2/14/1891 | Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 1/21/1994 | India and Myanmar decide to open border trade. |
| 5/25/1894 | Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
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