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Historical Event on 1/9/1982

A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
8/4/2000Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
2/10/1927Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born.
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.