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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 |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 2/17/1992 | Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support. |
| 11/24/1992 | Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General. |
| 12/12/1721 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born. |
| 5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
| 12/11/1926 | Kamala Kant Pandey was born at Varanasi. He was the first Indian agriculture graduate to win the London Exhibition Scholarship. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1966. In 1975, he made the discovery of a ""revolutionary technique in plant breeding |
| 12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
| 1/1/1967 | Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots. |
| 2/6/1990 | Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown. |
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