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Historical Event on 2/9/1992

Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
3/30/1976Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
4/11/1913Iron ropes bridge known as 'Laxman Jhula' was constructed over Ganga at Hrishikesh 
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.