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Historical Event on 3/9/1966
India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1940 | Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London. |
| 12/5/1998 | Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications. |
| 3/5/1919 | M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore. |
| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 9/25/1999 | Eighth SAF Games inaugurated in Kathmandu. |
| 6/14/1880 | Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born. |
| 11/21/1947 | First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General. |
| 10/5/1999 | India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT. |
| 3/20/1951 | Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar. |
| 5/9/1908 | Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born. |
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