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Historical Event on 3/1/1997

India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
12/20/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.
3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
2/17/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.