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Historical Event on 1/1/1909

Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1996Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.
1/7/1993The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.
1/12/1992Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.