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Historical Event on 1/9/1889
Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1964 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74. |
| 4/26/1973 | Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977. |
| 6/12/1997 | Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354). |
| 11/22/1988 | Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award. |
| 4/8/1985 | India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 7/6/1881 | Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha. |
| 2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
| 11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
| 11/11/1979 | President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India. |
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