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Historical Event on 4/9/1991

Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1926Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
2/21/1991Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
1/18/1994Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.