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Historical Event on 8/9/1999

India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
10/20/1961B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.