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Historical Event on 2/9/1951

The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
11/19/1991Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
7/13/1974India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley.
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
7/30/2000Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women claim the Federation Cup basketball tournament at Visakhapatnam.
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
8/10/1988Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue.
1/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.