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Historical Event on 8/1/1997

Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.