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Historical Event on 7/1/1997

The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.