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Historical Event on 9/21/1997

Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
9/15/1967Ramkrishnarao Burgula, Chief Minister of Hyderabad, died.
8/4/2000Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
8/17/1985Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
4/27/1997CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case.
3/18/1996President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.