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Historical Event on 1/9/1997

John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
9/24/1815John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70.
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.