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Historical Event on 9/9/1981

Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
2/28/1900Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.
5/8/1995Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
7/4/1760Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning.