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Historical Event on 8/1/1997
Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1997 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 6/3/1947 | Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published. |
| 10/20/1969 | Punjabrao Agriculture University established. |
| 2/18/2000 | Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music. |
| 3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
| 9/21/1996 | Rao resigns Congress Party President post. |
| 2/26/1996 | Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM. |
| 9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
| 12/12/1994 | N.T. Rama Rao, TDP leader in Andhra Pradesh, and Pavan Kumar Chamling, leader of Sikkim Democratic Front, take oath of office; Rishang Keishing of Manipur sworn in as CM; Liquor banned in AP by NT Rama Rao. |
| 10/28/1928 | M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born. |
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