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Historical Event on 10/1/1997
Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 11/13/1917 | Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born. |
| 12/16/2000 | Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu. |
| 3/14/1994 | Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit. |
| 1/31/1995 | ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997). |
| 5/12/1993 | Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 12/11/1988 | Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague. |
| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
| 5/11/1985 | Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence. |
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