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Historical Event on 7/1/1997

Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
3/5/1995Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
2/19/1895Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
4/20/1992U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away.
3/29/1939Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.