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Historical Event on 10/9/1976

International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
6/22/1944British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam.
6/22/1944Saint Kabir was born.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.