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Historical Event on 1/9/1919
Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1986 | The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails. |
| 6/1/1997 | Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K. |
| 7/26/1994 | Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 1/16/1916 | Amat Debananda, politician, was born in Balani village at Orissa . |
| 6/5/1989 | Missile `Trishul' tested successfully. |
| 1/25/1988 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987). |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 1/23/1975 | Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language. |
| 2/20/1947 | British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India. |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
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