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Historical Event on 3/9/1994

Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
1/3/1912Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.