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Historical Event on 9/9/1997
Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 2/21/1894 | Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab. |
| 2/18/1941 | There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy. |
| 8/21/1981 | Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96. |
| 12/29/1885 | A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay. |
| 4/5/1990 | Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill. |
| 2/21/1993 | Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity. |
| 5/25/1993 | Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India. |
| 7/14/1942 | Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank). |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
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