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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 |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 9/15/1916 | Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India. |
| 7/16/1990 | O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD. |
| 10/2/1869 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai. |
| 4/18/1914 | Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur. |
| 2/6/1953 | Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission. |
| 9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
| 8/9/1952 | New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures. |
| 7/16/1959 | Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died. |
| 12/23/1989 | V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990. |
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