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Historical Event on 1/3/1997

Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
9/17/1924Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.