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Historical Event on 4/9/1997

Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.