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Historical Event on 8/9/1997
Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1999 | Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19. |
| 5/20/1992 | Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 12/26/1925 | Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born. |
| 4/18/1916 | Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 1/31/1997 | INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned. |
| 12/14/1946 | Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
| 12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
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