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Historical Event on 9/7/1998

Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
8/25/1992Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.