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Historical Event on 7/2/1961
Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/8/1991 | Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam. |
| 8/9/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain. |
| 7/25/1961 | Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961. |
| 1/27/1972 | V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away. |
| 9/9/1981 | Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died. |
| 11/13/1992 | Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/16/1801 | Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated. |
| 3/31/1992 | Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 6/1/1998 | Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre. |
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