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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
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
11/15/1817Battle of Yerwada.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
7/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.