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Historical Event on 1/9/1854

Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
1/7/1993C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.
3/19/1995Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away.
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
10/3/2000Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee buys peace with the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by agreeing to a partial rollback of the hike in prices of petroleum products.