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Historical Event on 8/9/1997

Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
5/9/1992Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
12/1/1931The Second Round Table conference that began in London ended. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam, etc. Two committees were setup to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in future constitution.