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Historical Event on 8/1/1997

Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
9/29/2000Union Minister of State for Agriculture S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao quits the from Cabinet.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
4/8/1894Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
3/1/1818Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
5/21/1994JKLF leader Mohammed Yasim Malik agrees to eschew violence provided the Centre guarantees a dialogue without pre-conditions.