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Historical Event on 1/2/1997

Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
2/28/1994Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.