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Historical Event on 2/2/1989
France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1925 | Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born. |
| 7/16/1969 | Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 3/2/1997 | Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
| 12/12/1989 | Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor. |
| 12/13/1999 | Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999. |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 5/7/1889 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 2/7/1993 | Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time. |
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