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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
9/5/1998University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
11/2/190850 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
5/18/1992President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
2/2/1970Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98.