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Historical Event on 2/7/1983

Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
11/20/1969Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur.
3/31/1992Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.