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Historical Event on 8/1/1997
Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1863 | Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet. |
| 3/27/1993 | Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours. |
| 3/19/1907 | Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born. |
| 3/22/1957 | National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian. |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 3/3/1983 | Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi. |
| 7/6/1881 | Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 7/1/1997 | Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect. |
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