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Historical Event on 10/9/1978
Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1999 | Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General. |
| 8/30/1983 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 3/31/1992 | Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. |
| 4/1/1889 | Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 2/14/1998 | 13 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed. |
| 6/9/1964 | Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
| 9/14/1923 | Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born. |
| 9/25/1916 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan. |
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