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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 |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 8/15/1990 | Uttar Maharashtra University was established. |
| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
| 10/25/1980 | Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born. |
| 7/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 7/19/1969 | Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance. |
| 3/23/1982 | Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/31/1992 | Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award. |
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