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Historical Event on 9/8/1910
Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 2/16/1955 | Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away. |
| 5/20/1964 | P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born. |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 11/6/1937 | Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar). |
| 7/8/1988 | More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala. |
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