Year 1329
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
AUGUST 9
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9 August: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 9 August.
Observances & Special Days
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: This day is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.
Year 1683
By a charter, the British Crown gave the power to the East India Company to declare and make war and peace in Asia.
Year 1788
Ghulam Kadir blinded Delhi Emperor Shah Alam II with his own dagger.
Year 1788
Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
Year 1814
Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
Year 1877
Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
Year 1902
King Edward VII has crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
Year 1925
Members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) looted the government treasury from the mail train near Kakori, 22 km from Lucknow.
Year 1942
The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that "We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery"; popularly known as "Do or Die". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
Year 1942
Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as "Kranti Day". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.
Year 1942
Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
Year 1952
New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
Year 1963
India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
Year 1965
Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).
Year 1966
Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
Year 1969
The name of the Ochterlony Monument in Kolkata was changed to Shahid Minar.
Year 1971
India and U.S.S.R signed a twenty-year treaty of peace, friendship and cooperation.
Year 1998
India moves the World Trade Organisation against the European Union reimposing anti-dumping duties on unbleached cotton gray fabric imports.
Year 1999
India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title.
Year 2000
Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
Born 1862
Gangadhar Meher was a renowned Odia poet of the 19th century.
Born 1892
Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.
Born 1893
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay was a noted Hindi novelist, editor and prose writer. He was born at Bihar in a middle class family.
Born 1897
E. Krishna Iyer was an Indian lawyer, freedom-fighter, classical artist and activist.
Born 1909
Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri was a writer, author, critic, editor-in-chief, Indian independence activist, Indian politician and an acclaimed figure of Hyderabad.
Born 1909
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee (d. 1992)
Born 1911
Khershed Meherhomji was an Indian cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper.
Born 1923
Alladi Ramakrishnan was an Indian physicist and the founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai.
Born 1924
Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)
Born 1935
Om Prakash Kohli, former Governor of Gujarat and a former member of Rajya Sabha.
Born 1936
Saawan Kumar Tak, Indian film director, producer, and lyricist.
Born 1936
Satish Kumar, Indian British activist and editor.
Born 1944
Lorna Cordeiro, Konkani language singer from the coastal state of Goa, India.
Born 1955
Sukhdev Singh Babbar was the leader of Babbar Khalsa International, a Sikh militant organisation whose objective is to create an independent Sikh country Khalistan.
Born 1969
Vivek Mushran, an Indian actor who appeared in the blockbuster Hindi movie Saudagar.
Born 1975
Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema.
Born 1980
Suhas Khamkar, a professional bodybuilder from India.
Born 1991
Hansika Motwani, an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films.
Born 1993
Anju Kurian, an Indian film actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films.
Born 1993
Dipa Karmakar, Indian artistic gymnast. Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Born 1993
Pritam Kotal, an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the club ATK and the Indian national team.
Died 1970
Trailokyanath Chakraborty was an Indian independence activist and politician.
Died 1971
Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.
Died 1992
Sukhdev Singh Babbar was the leader of Babbar Khalsa International, a Sikh militant organisation whose objective is to create an independent Sikh country Khalistan.
Died 2015
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915)