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Historical Event on 1/7/1993

The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
1/18/1997Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
12/7/1902Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
5/2/1930Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.