Today Importance - 1st September

Today Importance - 1st September

1-September-1574

Indian History

Guru Amardasji passed away.

1-September-1668

The King of England handed over Mumbai to the East India Company.

1-September-1798

England signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hyderabad, India.

1-September-1887

Karmaveer Bhaurao Paigaund Patil was an educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Shiksha Sansthan'.

1-September-1893

Kashinath Trimbak Telang, the first Maharashtra Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, passed away.

1-September-1896

Bhaktivedanta Swami, writer and social worker, was born in Calcutta.

1-September-1908

Amir Ilahi, a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, was born in Multan, Lahore.

1-September-1909

Father Kamil was born in Bulkeley. He created a simple English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. of. In 'Ramcharit Manas' and was the Chairman of Hindi Department in Patna University.

1-September-1913

Snehanshu Kant Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and sportsperson, is born.

1-September-1915

Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer Rajinder Singh Bedi is born.

1-September-1921

Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, was born in Nashik, Maharashtra. He was also the selector of the Indian team from 1964 to 1968 and the manager of the team in 1990.

1-September-1928

Educationist Arun Kumar Seal was born in Bishnupur.

1-September-1930

Freedom fighter Suhasini Ganguly was arrested for her revolutionary activities and sent to Hijali jail. Later, after being released from jail, he lived a humble life.

1 September 1934

Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two test matches from 1988–89, was born in Bengal.

1-September-1942

Rasbihari Bose established the Azad Hind Fauj.

1-September-1947

Indian standards were adopted at that time.

1-September-1947

Mahatma Gandhi fasted for unity between Hindus and Muslims. He broke his fast when peace was restored after 73 hours.

1-September-1956

Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all life insurance business companies were nationalized and merged into this corporation.

1-September-1956

The Indian state of Tripura became a territory.

1-September-1956

Pakistani soldiers have infiltrated into Kashmir through the Line of Control.

1-September-1962

Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.

1-September-1965

Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector targeting Akhnoor, Jammu. The Indians fought the Pakistanis in the air and on the ground in Kashmir.

1-September-1976

Indira Gandhi sought new powers in New Delhi.

1-September-1977

M. L. Wadhawan was designated as the Opiates Magistrate of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.

1-September-1978

Air Boss Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, turned into the Air Official Telling, India Order. He remained on this post till 31 August 1981.

1-September-1981

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM becomes Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He remained on this post till 03/September/1984.

1-September-1988

Former Baroda MP Fatte Singhrao Gaikwad passes away.

1-September-1989

Yasser Arafat was selected for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Prize for International Understanding.

1-September-1995

Chandrababu Naidu accepts office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.

1-September-1998

There is a ban on leaded petrol in Delhi.

1-September-1998

Rs 1,475 crore offer by Tata to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.

1-September-1999

Athlete Jyotirmayee Sikdar awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; Dronacharya Award to Coach Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (Athletics) and Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu (Boxing) during the Arjuna Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.

1-September-1999

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) director Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram. S. Srinivasan (58) passed away.

1-September-1999

Justice Arijit Pasayat was appointed Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

1-September-1999

Congress (I) President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has launched a scathing attack against the Vajpayee government over its handling of the Kargil issue.