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Historical Event on 3/9/1997

Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
1/17/1833William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
3/13/1978Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.