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Historical Event on 9/10/1943
Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
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| 9/1/1956 | Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 1/1/1985 | United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"". |
| 6/17/1887 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born. |
| 12/29/1965 | First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory. |
| 2/12/1997 | Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time. |
| 6/18/1978 | The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
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