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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
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
8/16/1933Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
5/4/1957Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.