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Historical Event on 4/9/1965
Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait.

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6/20/1992	CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
9/16/1932	Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
1/12/1995	Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
1/28/1898	Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
6/20/1946	Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
6/20/1992	The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
10/30/1997	Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
12/6/1997	Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
9/16/1955	Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
5/18/1988	The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.

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