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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
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
12/11/1908New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.'
7/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
8/15/1925Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.