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Historical Event on 8/9/1902
King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 1/18/1992 | Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away. |
| 4/3/1903 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka. |
| 10/27/1973 | The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala. |
| 6/18/1633 | Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died. |
| 12/25/1999 | An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops. |
| 4/18/1961 | Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India. |
| 7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
| 7/21/1999 | Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
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