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Historical Event on 10/9/1963

Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
8/2/1980Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
8/3/1930Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur.