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Historical Event on 3/9/1914
Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/22/1933 | Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 5/11/1965 | The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country. |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 4/24/1995 | K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha. |
| 3/20/1965 | Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi. |
| 3/23/1942 | Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean. |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 1/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
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