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Historical Event on 8/2/1987

Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.