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Historical Event on 11/9/1841

Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.