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Historical Event on 9/1/1908

Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
8/18/1993The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.