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Historical Event on 3/2/1997

Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1861Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
6/23/1975Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
12/26/1801Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.