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Historical Event on 1/2/1979

Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
7/22/1997Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
7/31/1938Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
1/2/1959Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.