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This Day in History on 9 January
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including that of the IAS Exam.On this page, we will list all historical events that have occurred on 9 January. The students can refer them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
Non-Resident Indian Day (India)
Important Event
1918 – Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1889 – Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
1921 – Lister Sinclair, Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)
1922 – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
1946 – Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
1952 – Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic
Death/ Death Anniversary
2013 – Robert L. Rock, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (b. 1927)