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Historical Event on 11/9/1710
Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized.
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| 2/13/1994 | Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 8/4/1845 | Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay. |
| 12/6/1897 | Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born. |
| 2/8/1881 | Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born. |
| 2/18/1911 | Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction. |
| 2/25/1992 | Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares. |
| 12/1/1998 | Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement. |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 10/26/1999 | India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). |
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