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Historical Event on 5/9/1998

Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.
4/19/1997I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
9/19/1997A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper.
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.