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Historical Event on 2/3/1983
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 8/1/2000 | 27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 10/6/1858 | Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
| 6/2/1965 | The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India). |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
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