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Historical Event on 9/1/1896

Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.