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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
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
4/12/1873Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
8/14/1993New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.