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Historical Event on 1/9/1998

Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1964Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
1/7/1831Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.