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Historical Event on 9/11/1950
Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1992 | P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died. |
| 5/14/1972 | Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported. |
| 5/14/1972 | Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 6/30/1855 | Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali. |
| 1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
| 5/25/1996 | DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry. |
| 1/18/1968 | The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed. |
| 2/9/2000 | The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'. |
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