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Historical Event on 1/9/1854
Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
| 9/28/1837 | Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II. |
| 11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
| 1/20/1993 | Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 3/31/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born. |
| 10/24/1789 | Jean C Baud, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1834-6), was born |
| 6/23/1997 | Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange. |
| 12/22/1998 | The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist. |
| 11/9/1997 | Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide. |
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