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Historical Event on 1/7/1997

Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
5/10/1996Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign.
7/10/1997Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.