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Historical Event on 7/3/1987

The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1987Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.