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Historical Event on 2/7/1990

Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
2/9/1984Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras.
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
2/2/1978Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.