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Historical Event on 3/9/1863
Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/9/1999 | Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion. |
| 7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 10/24/1868 | Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born. |
| 7/18/1993 | Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue. |
| 10/18/1992 | Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare. |
| 10/26/1886 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born. |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 7/29/1901 | Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War. |
| 8/9/1892 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born. |
| 4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
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