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Historical Event on 10/1/1997

Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1962Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
3/31/1986Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
10/23/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
11/10/1848Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born at Taltala, Calcutta. He passed his final ICS Examination in 1869 and joined in 1871, He was President of the Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
11/25/1990Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.