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Historical Event on 2/7/1993

Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1929Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
6/3/1924Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur).
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.