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Historical Event on 7/9/1969

India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).

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5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
7/24/1994Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.
12/26/1917Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
2/7/2000Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.