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Historical Event on 9/1/1947
Indian Standard Time was adopted.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 12/27/1975 | 372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state. |
| 5/7/1907 | Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born. |
| 6/3/1947 | Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published. |
| 6/18/1946 | First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese. |
| 1/28/1999 | Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala. |
| 4/30/1909 | R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born. |
| 3/19/1996 | Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry. |
| 1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
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