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Historical Event on 2/9/1946

Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
2/9/1951The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.
9/29/2000A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.
5/26/1946Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances.
5/26/1946Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.