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Historical Event on 11/7/1997

RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1932Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born.
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
7/26/1956Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
5/26/1926Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.
5/27/1957Copyright Act was passed.