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Historical Event on 11/9/1962

Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
10/23/1883Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
11/3/1933Amartya Kumar Sen, economist, was born at Santiniketan (Bangal).
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.