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Historical Event on 10/12/1997

Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1915Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
11/27/1984Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.