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Historical Event on 2/3/1992

Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
10/20/1999The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.
1/15/1947Pritish Nandi, famous journalist, was born. Abul Kalam Azad became Minister of Education in the Government of India.
8/12/1973Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.