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Historical Event on 05/09/1540

Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
10/18/19921,000 police personnel occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar to keep Punjab separatists away.