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Historical Event on 3/9/1997

Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.
8/7/1941Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
7/28/1939Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.