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Historical Event on 2/7/1864
P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 6/1/1842 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born. |
| 11/10/1922 | S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka. |
| 5/20/1850 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born. |
| 3/30/1990 | Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha. |
| 2/26/1887 | Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950. |
| 3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
| 8/8/1967 | Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha. |
| 9/1/1893 | Kashinath Tryambak Telang, first Maharashtrian Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, died. |
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