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Historical Event on 3/9/1931

The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
11/27/1994D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
1/21/1978Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.