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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
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
12/3/1971Pakistan took the initiative of striking the airfields both in the East and the West. While the IAF carried out retaliatory air strikes in the West and shot the Pakistan Air Force (PAP) out of the skies.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
10/2/1910Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.