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Historical Event on 9/4/1997

Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
4/16/1996Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
4/26/1813Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.