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Historical Event on 8/9/1892
Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.
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| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 8/2/1987 | Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship. |
| 5/19/1979 | Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away. |
| 2/5/1630 | Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 12/6/1756 | British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
| 4/3/1956 | Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state. |
| 2/12/1997 | Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
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