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Historical Event on 4/9/1974

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/4/2000Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
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.
4/20/1960Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
1/17/1987Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".