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Historical Event on 1/9/1935

Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1977Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away.
5/11/1919Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
7/13/1905Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
6/30/1755Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered.
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
1/1/1931Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.