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Historical Event on 9/10/1887
Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1992 | Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 3/18/1972 | First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi. |
| 10/3/1906 | Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 8/1/1957 | National Book Trust inaugurated. |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
| 9/23/1903 | Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born. |
| 8/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
| 3/1/1998 | Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda. |
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