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Historical Event on 12/9/1977

Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
10/6/1997I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister.
12/12/1992Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away.
12/12/1992Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
3/30/1929Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.
6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.