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Historical Event on 1/2/1979

Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
4/9/1936SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab).
1/22/1666Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".