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Historical Event on 5/9/1981

Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
2/17/1993Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".