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Historical Event on 6/9/1957

General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
12/8/2000EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.