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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 |
| 9/23/1980 | Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial. |
| 10/10/1964 | Olympics opened at Tokyo |
| 7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
| 1/11/1994 | Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away. |
| 12/5/1935 | Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born. |
| 11/13/1991 | Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service. |
| 9/6/1889 | Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born. |
| 12/20/1850 | Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born. |
| 1/9/1935 | Britain signs the Trade Pack with India. |
| 5/16/1986 | V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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