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Historical Event on 6/9/1998
Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 12/22/1998 | The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval. |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 8/26/1975 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 12/21/1993 | JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
| 8/11/1908 | Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers. |
| 8/21/1991 | Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died. |
| 9/4/1993 | Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc. |
| 11/18/1948 | Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna. |
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