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Historical Event on 1/19/1997
Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1927 | M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras. |
| 1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
| 10/21/1789 | Ramshastri Prabhune, justice of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 5/26/1948 | First ever trade agreement with Pakistan. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 1/10/1839 | Tea from India first arrives in UK. |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 2/25/1923 | S. Kumaran, political, social reformer and Trade Union worker, was born in Alleppey, Kerala. |
| 3/26/1992 | Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha. |
| 1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
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