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Historical Event on 9/9/1949

Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
1/5/1893Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed 'Autobiography of a Yogi' (1946), popular book globalizing India's spiritual traditions.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
11/2/1950India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
5/27/1906Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.