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Historical Event on 10/9/1945

British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
1/11/1996Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
11/30/1986Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab.
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"".
12/23/1976Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor.