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Historical Event on 9/9/1999
Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1938 | Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India. |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
| 4/13/1989 | Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988. |
| 5/29/1967 | First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory. |
| 3/6/1990 | India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. |
| 3/5/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back. |
| 11/13/1999 | Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
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