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Historical Event on 9/4/1929

N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
1/1/1995Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi.
7/21/1936Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born.
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
1/29/1955Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
4/3/1994B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
5/9/1997At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.