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Historical Event on 3/2/1996
Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1847 | Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 2/20/1976 | Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 12/11/1986 | The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86). |
| 3/11/1999 | Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis. |
| 9/9/1920 | Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language. |
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