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Historical Event on 1/1/1997
30-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away. |
| 11/19/1910 | Gohar alias Gohar A. Kayoum Mamajiwala was born at Lahore. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Fortune & Fools' (1925). Other films were 'Lanka Ni Laadi', 'Handsome', 'Briefless Barrister', 'Thief of Delhi', 'Punjab Mail', 'My Darling' and 'The Web'. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 1/20/1999 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 1/20/1999 | Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul. |
| 7/9/1969 | India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus). |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 7/1/1913 | Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal). |
| 11/28/1993 | JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva. |
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