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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
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
9/1/1908Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
2/11/1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
10/28/1996L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.