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Historical Event on 2/7/1997

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
6/21/1999Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.