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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/02/1757 |
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. |
| 07/02/1905 |
Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born. |
| 07/02/1926 |
Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 07/02/1928 |
Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away. |
| 07/02/1929 |
Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died. |
| 07/02/1938 |
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. |
| 07/02/1941 |
Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 07/02/1950 |
Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died. |
| 07/02/1961 |
Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex. |
| 07/02/1970 |
Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away. |
| 07/02/1972 |
Shimla Treaty' was singed between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Pakistani counterpart Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. |
| 07/02/1991 |
Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 07/02/1992 |
Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet. |
| 07/02/1993 |
Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law. |
| 07/02/1993 |
ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 07/02/1997 |
Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India. |
| 07/02/1998 |
India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi. |
| 07/02/1999 |
In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants. |
| 07/02/1999 |
Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 07/02/1999 |
Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
| 07/02/1999 |
The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area. |
| 07/02/2000 |
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 |
| 09/09/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 12/11/1999 | Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award. |
| 01/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 03/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
| 01/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
| 07/18/1946 | U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth. |
| 04/22/1996 | Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM. |
| 06/12/1999 | Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad. |
| 12/08/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 10/31/1963 | Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack. |
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