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Historical Event on 10/1/1997
Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/7/2000 | The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999. |
| 5/2/1908 | Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot. |
| 9/4/1984 | Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985. |
| 4/6/1985 | Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final. |
| 2/5/1992 | D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya. |
| 2/18/1946 | Cabinet Mission in India. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
| 9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
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