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Historical Event on 9/10/1943

Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.

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2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.