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Historical Event on 11/9/1997

Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
7/29/1988Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
2/12/1928Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
6/3/1912Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
8/11/2000Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.