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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.