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Historical Event on 7/9/1992

The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
1/27/1904R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
1/10/1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).