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Historical Event on 10/9/1963

Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.

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3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
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4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
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