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Historical Event on 9/7/1931

Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
7/3/1760Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
7/29/1927Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.