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Historical Event on 9/30/1997

Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
11/12/1996Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
11/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born.
3/21/1921Indian National Congress decided it's Flag.
6/24/1928Mrinal Keshav Gore, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.