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Historical Event on 5/9/1993
S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1883 | Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 5/13/2000 | The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| 12/28/1996 | India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game. |
| 6/19/1966 | Shiv Sena was established. |
| 3/19/1998 | Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district. |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
| 4/18/1898 | Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials. |
| 4/9/1974 | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
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