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Historical Event on 1/9/1997

John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
8/13/1638Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.