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Historical Event on 4/2/1997

Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
4/29/1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
8/6/1920Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.