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Historical Event on 9/1/1999

Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
12/31/1965Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.
10/24/1954Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.