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Historical Event on 2/3/1997

Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.