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Historical Event on 12/9/1994
Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1997 | Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 1/29/1976 | Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 5/15/1989 | NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million. |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 12/10/1936 | England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI. |
| 3/18/1938 | Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc. |
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