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Historical Event on 8/9/1942

Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
4/7/1993Chittorgarh Fort was captured by Mughal Emperor Akbar which was circled from outside since 20th October 1567. This victory was achieved with the help of Jaimal and Patta.
11/9/1967Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
10/6/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat defeating her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj by a margin of 56,100 votes.