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Historical Event on 3/1/1997

Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
8/12/1905Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.