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Historical Event on 3/9/1961

Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
5/20/1957Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad.