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Historical Event on 2/7/1999

Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1999Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
10/5/1805Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.