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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
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
3/10/1873Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.