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Historical Event on 9/1/1956
Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1898 | Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born. |
| 8/12/1997 | Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 4/27/1994 | Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21. |
| 11/9/1710 | Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
| 7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
| 4/15/1997 | Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI. |
| 10/15/1946 | Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government. |
| 2/13/1989 | Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala. |
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