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Historical Event on 1/9/1997

John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
1/10/1996All in all, it has been a long story of nearly nine decades, with the early shaky screen images turning into a multi-pronged and multi-winged empire of its own, that has yielded about 27,000 feature films and thousands of documented short films.
3/3/1707Shehejade Muajjam declared himself as the successor of Aurangzeb and renamed himself Bahadurshah First.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
12/4/1982Asian Games at Delhi concluded.
8/13/1993Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.