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Historical Event on 2/4/1993

D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
11/14/1996Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced.
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.