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Historical Event on 6/9/1997

At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
8/2/1922Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.