9 March - India on this day26 events

Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born.

Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.

Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.

Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.

Karansingh, politician, was born.

Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.

Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.

The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.

Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.

Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.

Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.

Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).

India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.

Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.

Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title.

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

Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.

Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away.

Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.

Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died.

14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .

Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.

Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.

AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.

Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.

Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.