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Historical Event on 11/9/1913

Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.

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1/27/1927Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
1/27/1987Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
9/9/1872Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.