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Historical Event on 9/9/1920

Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.

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12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
7/2/1999Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.