Today In History: What Happened On March 9th?

➢World Kidney Day, ➢1934: Birth of Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut to go into space, ➢ 1951: Birth of top Tabla scholar Ustad Zakir Hussain, ➢1979: Death of Ayyanki Venkataramanayam, father of the library movement, ➢1994: Death of Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee Devikarani, ‘First Lady of Indian Film,’ and ➢ 1997: Death of Bezawada Gopal Reddy, the second CM of AP.