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Historical Event on 1/9/1971

Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
8/29/1991Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
5/23/1931Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.