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Historical Event on 9/5/1872

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.

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9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance