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Historical Event on 10/2/1979

Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
7/2/1999The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area.