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Historical Event on 10/9/1978

Asian Games begin in Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
6/28/1972Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.