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Historical Event on 7/2/1993

Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
9/16/1916D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.