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Historical Event on 9/11/1954

Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
3/16/1945Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
8/1/1932Meena Kumari, film actress, was born.
7/16/1931C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".