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Historical Event on 9/10/1924

K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.