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Historical Event on 2/3/1997
Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 8/2/1891 | Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born. |
| 7/10/1994 | Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died. |
| 10/10/1927 | Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born |
| 1/17/1601 | Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India. |
| 10/24/1856 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur. |
| 2/25/1963 | Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi. |
| 9/14/1997 | Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue. |
| 2/9/1992 | Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded. |
| 11/16/1887 | Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born. |
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