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Historical Event on 5/9/1992

M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
4/24/1918Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born.
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
7/10/2000Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.