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Historical Event on 7/10/1997

Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1960Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died.
4/17/1975Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.
11/21/1999The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
4/4/1904Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
4/5/1919Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
12/27/1975372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.