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Historical Event on 10/1/1919

Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
1/3/1997Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
11/17/1925Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.
4/9/1997Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior.