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Historical Event on 3/9/1997

Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1953Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
2/8/1959The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
12/9/1658Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.