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Historical Event on 1/9/1971

Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
11/1/1927Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.