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Historical Event on 11/9/1977

Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
2/1/1942Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
6/3/1947British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
9/2/1976Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
4/26/1946V. K. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-till date, was born at Hyderabad. He has become one of the first Indian Test umpires to be invited to umpire in a foreign country along with P. D. Reporter.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.