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Historical Event on 5/9/1997
At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1993 | Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 5/20/1850 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born. |
| 1/1/1980 | This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"". |
| 7/10/1992 | Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
| 1/10/1896 | Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born. |
| 3/28/1926 | Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra. |
| 11/11/1979 | President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India. |
| 4/5/1990 | Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
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