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Historical Event on 7/9/1995

17 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.