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Historical Event on 9/8/1951

The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
11/25/2000Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments agree on a ""unified command'' for the STF operations against Veerappa
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.
2/17/1968Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.