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Historical Event on 9/1/1999

Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
8/18/1969Humayun Kabir, great politician, died.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.