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Historical Event on 7/2/1993

ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
11/7/1907Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
10/27/1992Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
2/8/1994Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.