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Historical Event on 2/9/1985

Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.