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Historical Event on 7/2/1999
Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/6/1657 | Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne. |
| 9/27/1995 | 73 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine. |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 7/23/1904 | The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains. |
| 5/10/1985 | 59 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks. |
| 5/8/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
| 3/25/1931 | 50 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted. |
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