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Historical Event on 9/6/1674
Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
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| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
| 2/13/1922 | The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence. |
| 1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 5/23/1997 | The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh. |
| 1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
| 5/13/1916 | Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 5/1/1994 | Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established. |
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