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Historical Event on 10/9/1942

Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
5/4/1994Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
7/11/1924Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.