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Historical Event on 5/9/1866
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1990 | S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died. |
| 2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
| 8/5/1905 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born. |
| 2/17/1994 | Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years. |
| 1/3/1917 | Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born. |
| 6/29/1976 | Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born. |
| 6/11/1984 | 574 Sikh army deserters arrested. |
| 8/3/1939 | Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow. |
| 8/17/1997 | I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October. |
| 2/8/1971 | Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died. |
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