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Historical Event on 9/8/1972
Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 3/10/1912 | Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 6/18/1956 | New Hindu Succession Act was passed. |
| 3/10/1926 | Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab. |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
| 6/1/1993 | Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India. |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 11/6/1931 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away. |
| 11/13/1999 | Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar. |
| 7/10/1991 | C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
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