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Historical Event on 11/9/1980

P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
7/23/1996Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.