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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1896Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
1/30/1999Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
4/12/1991Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
9/3/1984Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.