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Historical Event on 5/9/1997
At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1983 | INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 8/16/1996 | CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore. |
| 10/25/2000 | The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader. |
| 10/25/2000 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 1/2/1979 | Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies). |
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