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Historical Event on 1/12/1997

Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.