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Historical Event on 2/3/1997
Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 6/12/1990 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 10/1/1995 | Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died. |
| 10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
| 7/23/1933 | Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country). |
| 3/10/1897 | Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
| 3/1/1903 | Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born. |
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