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Historical Event on 9/5/1872

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.

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2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
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4/2/1996Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.