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Historical Event on 3/9/1863
Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/24/1999 | Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad. |
| 3/17/1991 | The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91). |
| 12/12/1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India. |
| 5/1/1902 | Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives. |
| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 7/12/1994 | India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad. |
| 11/1/1956 | Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved. |
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