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Historical Event on 2/3/1983

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.
10/16/1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.