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Historical Event on 9/9/1947
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1947 | Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified. |
| 1/14/1938 | Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 10/24/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics. |
| 10/15/1996 | Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives. |
| 9/30/1996 | Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996. |
| 4/22/1923 | Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka. |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
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