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Historical Event on 1/2/1979

Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
1/15/1656Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
4/30/1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.