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Historical Event on 9/9/1997
Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 7/31/1996 | Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally. |
| 7/27/1992 | Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 2/22/1994 | Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport. |
| 2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
| 11/2/1972 | B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977 |
| 11/12/1959 | Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away. |
| 5/6/1910 | Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham. |
| 6/26/1888 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani. |
| 4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
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