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Historical Event on 9/10/1923

Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1987Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster.
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
2/17/1917Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.