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Historical Event on 10/9/1963

Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.

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12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.