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Historical Event on 1/1/1909

Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
1/3/1995PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
9/22/1994G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.