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Historical Event on 8/9/1911
Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
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| 12/20/1686 | After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati. |
| 2/6/1931 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow. |
| 7/22/1978 | Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign. |
| 3/29/1989 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India. |
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| 2/22/1905 | Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind). |
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