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Historical Event on 1/10/1997

28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
8/14/1920Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.
11/17/1994North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council.
11/1/1949Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.