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Historical Event on 9/4/1947
Gandhiji breaks fast.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1997 | New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10. |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 4/24/1973 | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay. |
| 12/1/1991 | Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
| 12/19/1927 | Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 11/22/1989 | Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away. |
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