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Historical Event on 8/1/1997
Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1936 | Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters. |
| 4/13/1989 | Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988. |
| 4/9/1994 | C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
| 12/11/1976 | Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 10/5/1868 | Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 10/5/1868 | A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed. |
| 3/20/1782 | Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 3/15/1983 | Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. |
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