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Historical Event on 2/9/1874

Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
9/20/1921Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi.
2/15/1901Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.