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Historical Event on 5/9/1998

Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
3/25/1963Yagyawalk Bharadwaj, famous botany scientist, passed away.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
1/26/1927Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.