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Historical Event on 2/9/1985

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1982Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
3/11/1795Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.
10/21/1950China invades Tibet.
9/5/1909Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932.
2/3/1995The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, notified after 7 months of Presidential assent, becomes enforceable.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.