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Historical Event on 7/9/1993

Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
1/10/1920India became member of League of Nations.
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
1/16/1620Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.