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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
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.