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Historical Event on 4/9/1954

India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
11/24/1969Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.
9/11/1913Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
4/14/1952Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.