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Historical Event on 2/3/1992

Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
12/4/1959Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
1/18/1969Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
7/22/1925Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.