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Historical Event on 9/21/1997

Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
11/1/1991Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.