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Historical Event on 9/8/1897
Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/9/1897 | Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official). |
| 6/11/1999 | India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men. |
| 6/15/1991 | General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won. |
| 3/21/1979 | Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi. |
| 10/12/1999 | Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP. |
| 3/17/2000 | V.C. Pande, Bihar Governor, accords sanction to the CBI to prosecute RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in a disproportionate assets case. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
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