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Historical Event on 9/6/1999
Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1953 | Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 1/27/1967 | Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation. |
| 9/4/1895 | Siyaramsharan Gupt was born. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 1/11/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995). |
| 7/25/1995 | India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95). |
| 2/2/1958 | Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies. |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
| 10/23/1992 | UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination. |
| 3/25/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate. |
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