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Historical Event on 6/9/1997

At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1997Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
11/15/199237 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur.
10/10/1978Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.