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Historical Event on 7/9/1875
The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1994 | Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala. |
| 12/25/1991 | Ajit Singh expelled from the JD. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 7/5/1993 | Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff. |
| 7/5/1993 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 1/25/1994 | Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55. |
| 3/30/1992 | Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award.. |
| 2/27/1941 | Paddy Ashton, first leader of Britain's Social and Liberal Democrat Party, was born in New Delhi, India. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 8/7/1986 | Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram. |
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