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Historical Event on 1/7/1987

Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
8/4/2000Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
8/1/1899Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born.
12/9/1997Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
9/29/2000Union Minister of State for Agriculture S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao quits the from Cabinet.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
2/25/1894Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness.