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Historical Event on 8/9/1997

Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.
2/3/2000Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
1/22/1903Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta.
12/30/1993Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.