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Historical Event on 1/9/1915
Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 7/3/1975 | Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away. |
| 7/3/1975 | |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 1/5/1957 | Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force. |
| 3/25/1983 | Chalpati Rao, great journalist, passed away. |
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