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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
11/30/1995G. Umapati, filmmaker, died.
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.