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Historical Event on 1/7/1987
Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/2000 | A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency. |
| 8/3/1993 | Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 4/16/1918 | Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born. |
| 9/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 9/16/1954 | The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent. |
| 3/20/1998 | Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
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