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Historical Event on 7/9/1999

Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
7/6/1999Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum.
7/16/1956K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.
10/3/1831Britishers captured Mysore.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.