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Historical Event on 8/2/1987
Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1969 | The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 3/11/1881 | Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore. |
| 9/11/1824 | Shivling Surge died at Alpayu. |
| 1/11/1994 | Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away. |
| 4/27/1920 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born. |
| 7/31/1985 | Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 9/24/1777 | Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli. |
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