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Historical Event on 1/9/1923

Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.