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Historical Event on 2/3/1997

Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
11/6/1988The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.