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Historical Event on 1/3/1997
Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/2000 | Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999. |
| 10/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 9/2/1946 | Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 1/10/1996 | 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi. |
| 3/25/1987 | Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections . |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 7/15/1783 | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals. |
| 10/16/1945 | Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established. |
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