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Historical Event on 3/2/1997

Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
2/22/1873Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.