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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
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
2/23/1998Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
5/8/1995Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.