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Historical Event on 5/9/1995
Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/21/1955 | Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away. |
| 1/19/1976 | C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died. |
| 7/1/1999 | Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA). |
| 11/28/1993 | JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva. |
| 6/29/1908 | Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 6/28/1787 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. |
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