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Historical Event on 12/9/1997
Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 9/22/1952 | Bapiraju Adiv, famous Telgu novelist, poet and author, died. |
| 4/18/1612 | Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal. |
| 1/15/1934 | Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed. |
| 2/22/1996 | Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal). |
| 3/11/1689 | Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan. |
| 2/15/1869 | Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 5/20/1999 | The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party. |
| 9/8/1910 | Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died. |
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