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Historical Event on 8/1/1997
Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67). |
| 9/23/1996 | Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I). |
| 2/16/1896 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born. |
| 8/2/1984 | 32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport. |
| 2/14/1658 | Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi. |
| 12/29/1844 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 3/14/1997 | Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 1/22/1760 | In the battle at Wandiwash (India), after their victory against the French, the British virtually had no European opponent left in India. |
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