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Historical Event on 1/10/1997

The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
3/24/1944Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born.
7/29/1995Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
10/30/1963Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
11/20/1993RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd.