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Historical Event on 9/1/1947
Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
| 12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
| 5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/13/1999 | Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally. |
| 2/25/1999 | The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively. |
| 7/21/1999 | The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA. |
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