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Historical Event on 9/6/1903
Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1878 | The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper. |
| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
| 11/20/1998 | Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
| 2/1/1976 | Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978. |
| 10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
| 12/25/1949 | Dr. Hari Singh Gour, famous law expert, great social reformer, jurist, leader and educationist, passed away. |
| 10/3/1977 | Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi. |
| 6/15/1982 | Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
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