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Historical Event on 1/9/1916

Ramkrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.