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Historical Event on 9/1/1947

Indian Standard Time was adopted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
11/11/1999Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
5/19/1980Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
9/5/1998University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.