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Historical Event on 5/9/1981
Pandit Sundarlal, great revolutionary and writer of 'Bharat Mein Angreji Raj', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 5/29/1977 | Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away. |
| 8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
| 11/20/1981 | Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 9/18/1917 | Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana). |
| 7/10/1992 | P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'. |
| 10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
| 11/17/1966 | India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student. |
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