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Historical Event on 7/9/1979

Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
10/3/1906Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
1/25/2000The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.