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Historical Event on 7/9/1873
Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
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| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
| 11/20/1859 | Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away. |
| 5/20/1964 | P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 3/13/1978 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away. |
| 9/18/1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India. |
| 9/2/1970 | Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi. |
| 2/11/1989 | Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away. |
| 12/22/1998 | The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval. |
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