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Historical Event on 11/9/1877

Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.
11/1/1956Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
10/6/1779Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.