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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Today Importance - 9th January

9-January-1664

Shivaji launched an expedition to Surat and left the city after plundering the place.

9-January-1841

John Gill Christ, founder of Fort William College, Calcutta, passed away in Paris.

9-January-1854

Famous poet, novelist and translator Govinda Vasudev was born in Kanitkar.

9-January-1889

Famous Hindi writer and social reformer Dr. Vrindavanlal Verma was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, the most famous of which is "Mriganayani".

9-January-1904

Social activist Pratap Singh Chowdhary was born in Multan, Punjab.

9-January-1915

Gandhiji returned from South Africa and reached Bombay. He turned into an individual from the Indian Public Congress. He received the Kayseri-i-Hind Gold Medal for ambulance services on 11 January.

9-January-1916

Ramakrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born.

9-January-1918

Noted industrialist Harprasad Nanda was born.

9-January-1919

Theophane A. Mathias, teacher, is born.

9-January-1922

Biological scientist Har Gobind Khorana was born in India. He did his MSc from Panjab University and went to Liverpool University for higher education. In 1959, he developed a chemical called a "coenzyme", which is essential for certain processes in the human body. In 1968, Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Halley won the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

9-January-1923

Bengali writer Satyendranath Tagore passed away.

9-January-1935

Britain entered into a trade agreement with India.

9-January-1935

Birth of famous Marathi writer Savita Jajodia.

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DAY OF THE YEAR,

National Word Nerd Day ,

National Cassoulet Day , International Choreographers Day , National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day , National Balloon Ascension Day , National Apricot Day , Play God Day , National Static Electricity Day,

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WEEK OF THE YEAR,

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MONTH OF THE YEAR,

Ginuary ,

Dry January , Manuary , National Blood Donor Month , Veganuary , Thyroid Awareness Month , National Birth Defects Awareness Month , Cervical Cancer Awareness Month , National Slow Cooking Month , Bread Machine Baking Month , National Clean Up Your Computer Month , International Brainteaser Month ,National Be On - Purpose Month , National Clean Up Your IRS Act Month , National Skating Month , Fresh Florida Tomato , Month , National CBD Month , Apply and Apricot Month , National Hobby Month , National Bath Safety Month , Clap 4 Health Month , National Poverty In America Awareness Month , National Black Diamond Month , Get A Balanced Life Month , Get Organized Month , International Creativity Month , Celebration Of Life Month , National Be Kind To Food Servers Month , National Hot Tea Month,

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9-January-1935

The great educationist Harishankar Sharma was born in Jaipur.

9-January-1946

Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, renowned Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, master teacher and inventor of double meaning phrase passed away.

9-January-1971

Muslim leader Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah has been barred from returning to Kashmir.

9-January-1972

In 1971, 433 feature films were produced worldwide, a record and pinnacle in film production.

9-January-1976

The President suspended the seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

9-January-1982

A team of 21 Indian scientists led by SZ Kasim set out for the first Antarctica expedition in December 1981 – January 1982.

9-January-1993

Indian Airlines Tu-154 plane crashes in Delhi, all 165 people on board survive; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM's visit to Dhaka cancelled; SAARC summit postponed

9-January-1994

Indian diplomats and staff have been safely evacuated from war-torn Kabul.

9-January-1995

TN Chief Election Commissioner Seshan has asked the Center to postpone the annual budget instead of the state assembly elections.

9-January-1995

Abolition of Manipur Legislative Assembly. H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspended his membership till the state elections.

9-January-1996

The Prime Minister unveiled India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) "Arjun" at a function in New Delhi.

9-January-1997

John Major, British Prime Minister, addressing the plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry, in Kolkata.

9-Jan-1998

Three RJD priests in the Gujral bureau - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resigned.

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