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Historical Event on 9/1/1999

Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1891Gandhiji called to the Bar.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
7/9/1979Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
7/10/1991C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.