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Historical Event on 3/9/1897

Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
10/16/1983Harish Chandra, great Indian scientist, died. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.