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Historical Event on 11/9/1877

Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
6/4/1902Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
12/10/1878Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
5/23/1967South Gujrat University was established.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.