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Historical Event on 9/9/1949

Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
4/17/1997Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
2/19/1992A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.