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Historical Event on 2/2/1989
France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1934 | Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died. |
| 6/11/1996 | Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case. |
| 3/7/1647 | Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
| 3/21/1997 | Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts. |
| 8/15/1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal. |
| 12/27/1911 | Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 1/25/1856 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. |
| 11/24/1899 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District. |
| 7/12/1999 | India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes. |
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