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7 February - India on this day22 events

1983

Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .

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1997

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.

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1864

P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.

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1908

Manmanath Gupta was born.

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1931

Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.

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1931

Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born.

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1922

Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.

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1992

Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy.

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1687

Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end.

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1795

Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.

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1856

Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.

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1993

Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.

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1999

Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.

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1273

Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.

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1975

Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.

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1981

61 die in circus fire in Bangalore.

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1985

Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.

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1994

C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.

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1954

The present cres: the motto "Shastra Se Shakti" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of "Shastra Se Shakti" was adopted.

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1990

Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.

#politics7-February-1990
1995

Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.

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2000

Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.

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