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Historical Event on 2/7/1795
Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/10/1993 | Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU. |
| 8/12/1992 | 72 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 6/2/1908 | Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case. |
| 2/12/1928 | Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 11/14/1997 | N. V. N. Somu, Union Minister of State for Defence and president of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees Union from 1969, died in Army Helicopter crash at Tezpur in Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 1/31/1963 | Peacock declared as National Bird of India. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
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