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Historical Event on 9/1/1977

M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
10/16/1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
12/1/1955Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.