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Historical Event on 7/2/1999

The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
10/3/1890Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born.
11/3/1929Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
6/4/1902Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.