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Historical Event on 9/1/1999

The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1991General Election (10th) of India begins.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
9/29/1914Japanese vessel 'Kamagata Maru' reached Baj Baj near Calcutta from Vancouver carrying Indian revolutionaries.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.