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Historical Event on 9/8/1910

Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
12/10/1902Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary).
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
3/20/1951Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.