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Historical Event on 7/9/1951

India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.