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Historical Event on 12/9/1942

Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
6/22/1948Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
8/26/1874Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.