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Historical Event on 2/7/1856
Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1991 | L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 6/28/1991 | K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras. |
| 6/27/1915 | Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai. |
| 11/22/1997 | Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles. |
| 2/3/1992 | Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first). |
| 1/20/1992 | Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 3/31/1972 | Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away. |
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