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Historical Event on 1/7/1997

Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
11/6/1937Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar).
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
7/29/1876Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.