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Historical Event on 1/9/1982

A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1993Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
2/27/1941Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
6/16/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, meets her Indian couterpart A B Vajpayee in New Delhi.
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
1/12/1906Pandit Mahadeo Shastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
2/13/1984Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.