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Historical Event on 1/9/1935
Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 7/4/1897 | Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan). |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 7/20/1957 | India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 6/1/1916 | Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar. |
| 6/9/1997 | At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok. |
| 8/1/1953 | Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas. |
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