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Historical Event on 1/3/1997

Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
7/10/1972Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
10/15/1686Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
9/11/1948Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.