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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
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
4/27/1606Jahangir arrested Khusroo.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.