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Historical Event on 9/11/1987

Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1996Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
10/26/1999The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
2/9/1989Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.