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Historical Event on 9/1/1988

Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
3/25/1920Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born.