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Historical Event on 5/9/1981

Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
9/6/1999Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
4/5/1944221 Advance Base Depots laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks and succeeded in safe evacuation of Ordnance stores to an alternate site.