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Historical Event on 11/9/1871
Padmnath Gohain, litterateur of modern Assamia Barua, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1962 | Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started. |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
| 12/9/1994 | Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 12/17/1645 | Noorjahan Begum passed away. |
| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 11/2/1999 | The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship. |
| 4/26/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 8/30/1751 | Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb. |
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