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Historical Event on 7/9/1999

Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.

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6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.
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6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.
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11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
6/16/1990Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.