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Historical Event on 9/9/1949

Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
1/8/1984Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
7/23/1918Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
2/18/1871Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.