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Historical Event on 2/7/1983

Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
3/17/1988First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.