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Historical Event on 10/9/1942

Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail.

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4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
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11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
9/26/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, dispatched a team of experts to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to assess the water storage position.
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
5/15/1817Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".