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Historical Event on 1/9/1982

A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
6/20/1869Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.