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Historical Event on 12/1/1997

At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
7/7/1855As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
2/17/1998Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.
9/14/1910Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
5/31/1995Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
8/15/1772Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.