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Historical Event on 8/9/1997
Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/20/1930 | The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks. |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 4/1/1992 | ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect. |
| 1/25/1914 | Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa. |
| 7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
| 2/3/1760 | Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir. |
| 5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
| 7/14/1656 | Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born. |
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