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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 |
| 6/11/1999 | India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men. |
| 12/31/1910 | Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born. |
| 7/1/1982 | MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children. |
| 5/13/1994 | Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
| 6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
| 6/24/1974 | India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins. |
| 6/12/1997 | Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
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