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Historical Event on 1/2/1997
Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
| 12/17/2000 | The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off. |
| 12/15/1980 | Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
| 4/14/1772 | Ahmadshah Abdali passed away. |
| 3/20/1994 | Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay. |
| 1/27/1904 | R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 6/4/1992 | Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested. |
| 4/10/1996 | The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
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