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Historical Event on 3/1/1997

India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
12/23/1964India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.