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Historical Event on 9/5/1909
Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1882 | Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
| 4/11/1887 | Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 11/1/1966 | Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 9/4/1921 | British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras. |
| 7/27/1982 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
| 11/16/1883 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi. |
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