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Historical Event on 1/12/1997

Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
1/11/1996Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
3/29/1992Shri Anand Rishiji Maharaj 1008 , Acharya Samrat of 'Jain Shraman Sangh', passed away.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.