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Historical Event on 2/7/1994
C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1986 | Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit. |
| 10/17/1995 | BJP withdraws support to Mayavati Government in Uttar Pradesh. UP Governor Motilal Vohra accepts the resignation of Mayawati and her cabinet but asks her to continue as caretaker government. BJP's top brass takes the final decision to break with the BSP. |
| 12/17/1970 | Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971. |
| 6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
| 12/27/1996 | Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award. |
| 7/11/1994 | Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service. |
| 11/19/1998 | A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security. |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 1/3/1997 | Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol. |
| 10/4/1857 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat. |
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