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Historical Event on 2/9/1931
A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 12/24/1891 | Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal. |
| 1/1/1995 | Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi. |
| 7/14/1928 | Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 3/15/1969 | Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa. |
| 10/29/1992 | Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 3/23/1898 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born. |
| 12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
| 12/3/1991 | Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan. |
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