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Historical Event on 3/9/1951

Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
5/17/1775Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
2/10/1961Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
6/29/1966Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.