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Historical Event on 8/1/1997

Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
1/12/1992Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.