1 September - India on this day32 events

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

Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born.

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

Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.

Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.

Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.

Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.

Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.

Indian Standard Time was adopted.

Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.

Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.

Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.

Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.

England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.

Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.

Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.

Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.

Kashinath Tryambak Telang, first Maharashtrian Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court, died.

Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.

Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.

Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore.

Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990.

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

Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.

Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.

Arun Kumar Seal, educationist, was born at Vishnupur.

Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.

Guru Amardasji passed away.

Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.

Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.

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

The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue.