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Historical Event on 4/9/1991

Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1905Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
5/18/1966Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
12/19/1969Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.
1/21/1993Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose, passed away.