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Historical Event on 9/7/1905

Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.