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Historical Event on 10/1/1997

Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
5/23/1993Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
3/31/1993J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.