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Historical Event on 11/9/1972
Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 7/30/1997 | Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students. |
| 3/17/1882 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away. |
| 9/6/1995 | New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. |
| 10/1/1932 | Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 1/3/1997 | Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
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