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Historical Event on 1/1/1909

Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.

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12/14/1910Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
12/5/1950Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
9/27/1974Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .