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Historical Event on 9/9/1949

Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
1/30/1999Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
5/5/1946Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).