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Historical Event on 2/7/1985

Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
6/7/1606Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
3/19/1982Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.