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Historical Event on 2/9/1931

A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
8/28/1879Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.