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Historical Event on 7/2/1999

Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
11/7/1867Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland.
9/22/1869Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.