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Historical Event on 4/2/1997

Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
12/15/1965Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established.
10/21/1999Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.