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Historical Event on 1/9/1841

John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
6/30/1799Krishnaraj Bodiyar was once again declared as the King of Mysore.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.