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Historical Event on 10/1/1997

Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1803East India Company captured Orrisa state.
12/15/1803Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
1/28/1976Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated.
6/9/1909Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
5/18/1966Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.