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Historical Event on 3/9/1974

Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
7/23/1976Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
11/7/1998The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.