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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
9/1/1999Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.