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Historical Event on 4/9/1984

Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
9/26/1996CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case.
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.