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Historical Event on 7/9/1875

The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
3/16/1877Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
8/10/1992P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died.