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Historical Event on 1/3/1997
Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/3/1954 | More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad. |
| 1/4/1954 | Judge Mehr Chand Mahajan became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 22/12/1954. |
| 4/26/1813 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore. |
| 3/29/1978 | Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away. |
| 7/29/1979 | Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/12/1976 | Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay. |
| 10/28/1977 | Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died. |
| 4/19/1998 | Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back. |
| 12/17/1905 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 9/5/1995 | 30 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993. |
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