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Historical Event on 10/9/1978

Asian Games begin in Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
5/28/1923Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.