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Historical Event on 6/9/1752
French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1997 | At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 8/20/1985 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 3/3/1996 | Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas. |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 7/20/1924 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha. |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
| 7/21/1999 | The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA. |
| 5/10/1996 | Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign. |
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