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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
11/11/1991Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
10/16/1896Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
3/2/1997Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth.