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Historical Event on 9/2/1976
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 12/4/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 9/21/1994 | Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away. |
| 1/24/1995 | Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party. |
| 8/2/1891 | Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born. |
| 7/22/1925 | Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born. |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 11/15/1621 | Jahangir captured Kakda Fort. |
| 2/10/1944 | Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma. |
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