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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
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
8/5/1950Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
8/25/1992Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'