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Historical Event on 4/9/1991

Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
3/27/1992India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.