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Historical Event on 1/9/1841
John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
| 5/9/1998 | Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 3/18/1944 | Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal. |
| 3/18/1944 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 4/1/1936 | Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar. |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 5/13/1995 | Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992. |
| 7/4/2000 | Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''. |
| 11/22/2000 | Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities. |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
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