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Historical Event on 9/10/1915

Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1991Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
7/15/1783Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).