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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
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.