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Historical Event on 5/9/1997

Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
12/31/1910Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.