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Historical Event on 10/9/1987

Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1861Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad.
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.