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Historical Event on 11/9/1877
Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
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| 10/26/1999 | Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas. |
| 8/27/1992 | The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment. |
| 9/14/1997 | 78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6/18/1974 | Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died. |
| 10/11/1991 | Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 6/16/1997 | P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi. |
| 2/8/1872 | Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
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