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Historical Event on 8/9/1969

Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
10/16/1896Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
5/24/1990K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away.