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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 |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 6/18/1926 | Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P). |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 7/4/1997 | Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls. |
| 4/3/1680 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter, revolutionary and great son of India, passed away at Raigarh fort. His son Sambhaji succeeded to the throne. |
| 1/15/1929 | Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 8/16/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda. |
| 1/14/1964 | Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row. |
| 1/1/1920 | P.M. Nadagouda, politician, was born at Mysore, Chitwadgi. |
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