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Historical Event on 9/9/1997

Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
11/19/1993Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
12/15/1976Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit