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Historical Event on 9/9/1981
Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/26/1977 | Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances. |
| 7/6/1942 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods. |
| 5/23/1990 | Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation. |
| 10/18/1861 | Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born. |
| 7/18/1993 | Rail, road traffic disrupted. |
| 3/26/1972 | The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri. |
| 10/4/1847 | Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 11/21/1969 | Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes. |
| 8/10/2000 | Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal. |
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