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Historical Event on 9/5/1918

Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
12/1/1942No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
9/28/1964The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border.
11/14/1996Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
1/15/1656Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.