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Historical Event on 10/9/1978

Asian Games begin in Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
7/14/1854Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramahans, was born.
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
3/29/1869Sir Edwin Lutyens, Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, was born.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.