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Historical Event on 1/7/1997

Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1916Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
1/18/1969Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
12/12/1992Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.