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Historical Event on 7/7/1999
The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1999 | The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case. |
| 11/20/1967 | First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. |
| 2/6/1966 | Madurai Kamraj University established. |
| 6/4/1986 | Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away. |
| 3/14/1997 | Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 12/20/1957 | Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 8/16/1946 | Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans. |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
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