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Historical Event on 8/9/1963
India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/8/1948 | Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom. |
| 10/6/1927 | First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 6/8/1906 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder. |
| 2/1/1956 | Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959. |
| 10/9/1999 | Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion. |
| 11/7/2000 | Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 11/13/1945 | Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
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