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Historical Event on 3/9/1990

Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1995The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
3/29/1943Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was hanged at Berhampur Jail.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.