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9-December-1484  Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra, was born in Sihi village near Delhi.

9-December-1658  Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.

9-December-1825  Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born.

9-December-1873  Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.

9-December-1942  Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.

9-December-1947  India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.

9-December-1977  Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.

9-December-1989  Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

9-December-1992  More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.

9-December-1993  Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.

9-December-1994  Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.

9-December-1997  Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal

9-December-1999  BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.

9-December-1999  Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.