Today Importance - 9th August

Today Importance - 9th August

9-Aug-1788

Golam put out the eyes of Shah Allam II, King of Delhi with the knife of Qadi.

9-Aug-1892

Sri Shealy Ram Amrit Ranganathan, noted writer and first librarian of Madras University, was born.

9-Aug-1893

Renowned Hindi storyteller and novelist Shivpujan was born in a middle-class family in Sanai Bihar.

9-Aug-1902

King Edward VII was crowned Emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. Earlier he hosted a grand function where around 4,56,000 invitees celebrated the royal festival.

9-Aug-1909

Eminent Kannada poet, dramatist, literary critic, educationist and Jnanapeeth awardee Vinayak Krishna Gokak was born in Savour.

9-Aug-1911

Khorshedji Rustomji Mehr-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), born Bombay.

9-Aug-1925

The government treasury was looted from the mail train near Kakuri station, about 22 km away. Members of the 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association' are away from Lucknow.

9-Aug-1942

The Congress passed the famous Quit India Resolution at its Bombay session, which called for a massive non-violent mass struggle led by Gandhiji. He asserted that "Either we shall liberate India or die in the attempt; we shall not live to continue our slavery"; Popularly known as "Do or Die". But before the Congress movement could begin, the government arrested all the prominent leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. A spontaneous popular uprising erupted with the war cry of 'Quit British India'.

9-Aug-1942

Mahatma Gandhi was arrested along with 50 others after declaring 'Do or Die' on the 'Quit India Movement' in Bombay. Gandhiji was placed under house arrest at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. The Do or Die slogan struck a deep chord in the hearts of Indians and led to the nationwide Quit India movement. This day is observed as 'Kranti Day'. Govan Vallabh Pant was sent to Ahmednagar Jail, Sarojini Naidu and several other leaders were also arrested.

9-Aug-1942

Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) formed the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurated the government of independent India in Singapore.

9-Aug-1952

New Delhi said, 20 crores. Indian farmers are in trouble due to crop failure.

9-Aug-1963

India is the first country to sign the Test-Ban Treaty in Moscow.

9-Aug-1965

Pakistan decided to hold on while the Indian Army Corps moved forward to neutralize Gibraltar's forces on the ceasefire line. As a first step, the main infiltration routes were blocked and the Pakistanis were driven out of Haji Fir Brag (which they knew as Bedor).

9-Aug-1966

A rally at the Red Fort honours the heroes of the 1942 movement.

9-Aug-1969

Kolkata's Ochterlony Memorial was renamed 'Shaheed Miner'.

9-Aug-1970

Trailokyanath Chakraborty died in Delhi.

9-Aug-1971

A 20-year non-aggression pact was signed between India and the USSR for peace, friendship and cooperation.

9-Aug-1971

Former Bihar Chief Minister Vinod Ananda Jha passed away.

9-Aug-1992

Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Quit India movement began in Bombay.

9-Aug-1995

Celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Quit India Movement.

9-Aug-1996

23-year-old Sachin Tendulkar was elected as India's cricket captain.

9-Aug-1996

According to unofficial estimates, black money in the country is 70,000 crores, ie 6% of GDP.

9-Aug-1997

Sonia Gandhi addresses the plenary session of the Congress in Kolkata.

9-Aug-1998

India has approached the World Trade Organization against the EU's redisposition of anti-dumping duties on grey cotton fabric imports.

9-Aug-1999

India's Manisha Malhotra come out on top for her lady Visit championship at the $10,000 ITF Ladies' Circuit competition in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

9-Aug-2000

Parliament endorsed the Madhya Pradesh Rearrangement Bill 2000, preparing for the development of a different territory of Chhattisgarh.