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Historical Event on 8/1/1997

Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
3/20/1997Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
6/7/1993Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed.
6/12/1997Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.