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Historical Event on 9/1/1998

Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1962Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
8/28/1997Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
9/2/1894Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.