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Historical Event on 9/1/1977

M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
6/11/1983Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89.
8/29/1928Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.
7/28/1912Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
11/3/1948Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.
6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.
11/17/1921Princes of Wales came to India.
11/17/1921Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.