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Historical Event on 3/9/1966

India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
4/21/1938Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.