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Historical Event on 3/9/1914

Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/2000Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
7/25/1929Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.
6/5/1927Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.