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Historical Event on 2/7/1985

Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.
6/24/1991Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission.
6/24/1991Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
12/19/1999The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.