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Historical Event on 2/7/1990
Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1999 | Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut. |
| 8/20/1997 | Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder. |
| 3/17/1988 | First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space. |
| 12/8/1922 | Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi. |
| 12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
| 1/4/1999 | Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 1/5/1952 | Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died. |
| 3/16/1997 | Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
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