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Historical Event on 8/9/1911

Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
12/12/1905Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.
1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
6/10/1908Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born.