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Historical Event on 12/9/1658

Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
8/21/1990Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha .
11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.
9/10/1858Manilal Nathubhai Dwivedi, great author and father of modern Gujarati poems, was born.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.