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Historical Event on 5/9/1933

Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
10/12/1946Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
9/7/1955All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.