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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
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
7/20/1986India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
8/17/1882Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.