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Historical Event on 1/9/1841

John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
8/27/1995Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
9/21/1895Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.