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Historical Event on 7/2/1998

India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.