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Historical Event on 9/7/1997

Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
6/16/1893Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, social worker and industrialist, was born at Athikkadu Thekkur in Tamil Nadu.
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
4/7/1935Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died.
12/31/1900Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay.