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Historical Event on 2/9/1898

The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
8/6/1933Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras.
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
9/21/1999Mr. A. C. Muthiah was elected president and Kapil Dev the senior coach at the Board of Control of Cricket in India AGM in Jaipur.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
4/26/1813Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
10/26/1961Heavy fighting flared up between India and Communist China in their three-year-old dispute over border lines in the Himalayas. Each side accused the other of initiating the fighting that began along the Tibetan border early in October.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.