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Historical Event on 4/9/1954

India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
7/24/1999Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.
3/14/1895Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.