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Historical Event on 2/9/1985

Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).
9/25/1927Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
8/10/1998Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.