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Historical Event on 7/3/1987
The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 6/12/1990 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. |
| 1/22/1997 | Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, former Union Ministers Ajit Singh, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and five others chargesheeted by CBI in Rs. 3.5 crore Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs bribery case. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 7/9/1999 | Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 1/21/1961 | Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi. |
| 5/2/1996 | General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories. |
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