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Historical Event on 8/9/1942

Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
5/15/1992CBI begins probe into the security scam.
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
8/6/1951Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).