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Historical Event on 7/7/1998
India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 5/10/1992 | Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi. |
| 5/17/1996 | Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 1/8/1895 | Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
| 9/18/2000 | President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 3/20/1970 | Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj. |
| 12/4/1998 | Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government. |
| 2/22/1854 | Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'. |
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