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Historical Event on 9/23/1997

India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
7/5/1994Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.