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Historical Event on 3/9/1997

Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
7/20/1993Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.