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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
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).
1/4/1937R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.