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Historical Event on 3/9/1897
Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 9/3/1994 | The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC. |
| 1/18/1950 | India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries. |
| 11/25/1890 | Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born. |
| 11/11/1888 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life. |
| 6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 5/26/1931 | One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras. |
| 5/6/1967 | Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. |
| 11/17/1991 | Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati. |
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