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Historical Event on 10/1/1997

Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
1/4/1881Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.
10/3/1890Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.