February7

Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.

P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.

Manmanath Gupta was born.

Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.

Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born.

Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.

Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy.

Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end.

Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.

Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.

Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.

Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.

Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.

Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.

61 die in circus fire in Bangalore.

Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.

C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.

The present cres: the motto "Shastra Se Shakti" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of "Shastra Se Shakti" was adopted.

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

Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.

Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.