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Historical Event on 5/9/1866
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
| 9/10/1943 | Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged. |
| 4/17/1975 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras. |
| 1/26/1957 | Shivlal Nandlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 3/27/1997 | South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit. |
| 12/28/1984 | Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority. |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 12/6/1990 | VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully. |
| 7/10/1992 | SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. |
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