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Historical Event on 11/9/1942

Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.