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Historical Event on 9/4/1825
Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1991 | Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara. |
| 10/6/1954 | Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country. |
| 11/5/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires. |
| 8/29/1998 | Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi. |
| 9/1/1887 | Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born. |
| 3/4/1951 | Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi. |
| 8/3/1898 | Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born. |
| 5/20/1957 | Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad. |
| 1/17/1888 | Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
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