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Historical Event on 9/9/1949

Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1931Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
5/11/1895Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.