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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 |
| 3/29/1963 | Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died. |
| 12/11/1998 | Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today. |
| 7/8/1996 | Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996). |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 9/7/1998 | Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77. |
| 10/23/1992 | UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination. |
| 2/23/1997 | 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa. |
| 11/20/1967 | First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. |
| 11/19/1975 | Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born. |
| 10/16/1999 | Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang |
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