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Historical Event on 1/3/1997

Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
1/1/1950Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.
8/1/1970Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
5/5/1993Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], famous Indian guru, passed away at 73 yrs.
9/4/1996Celebration of Platinum jubilee of B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwal National Medical College from 4th September 1995 to 4th September 1996 (CIVIC).
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.